homozygosis

homozygosis
/hoh'meuh zuy goh"sis, -zi-, hom'euh-/, n. Biol.
the state of being a homozygote.
[1900-05; HOMO- + Gk zýgosis; see ZYGO-, -OSIS]

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  • homozygosis — noun Etymology: New Latin Date: 1905 homozygosity …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • homozygosis — ho·mo·zy·go·sis zī gō səs n, pl go·ses .sēz HOMOZYGOSITY * * * ho·mo·zy·go·sis (ho″mo zi goґsis) the formation of a zygote by the union of gametes that possess identical alleles at one or more loci …   Medical dictionary

  • homozygosis — n. homozygotic condition, condition in which an organism has stable genetic traits which are passed on to its offspring …   English contemporary dictionary

  • homozygosis — homo·zygosis …   English syllables

  • homozygosis — ho•mo•zy•go•sis [[t]ˌhoʊ mə zaɪˈgoʊ sɪs, zɪ , ˌhɒm ə [/t]] n. gen the state of being a homozygote • Etymology: 1900–05 …   From formal English to slang

  • homozygosis — /hoʊməzaɪˈgoʊsəs/ (say hohmuhzuy gohsuhs), / zə / (say zuh ), /hɒmə / (say homuh ) noun the union of like gametes, resulting in a homozygote. {homo + Greek zygōsis joining} …  

  • homozygosis — | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷+ noun Etymology: New Latin, from hom + zygosis 1. : the union of gametes identical for one or more pairs of genes : the act or process of becoming a homozygote 2. : homozygosity * * * …   Useful english dictionary

  • homozygosity, homozygosis — The state of being homozygous. [homo + G. zygon, yoke] …   Medical dictionary

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