Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- adj. Having the same alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- Of, pertaining to, or derived from like zygotes or germ-cells.
Wiktionary
WordNet 3.0
- adj. having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
Examples
“Suppression of beta-1,3-glucanase transgene expression in homozygous plants.”
Advanced Information: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
“Says Dr Maya Parihar Malhotra, blood bank in-charge, Bombay Hospital, “Family studies have shown that the Bombay phenotype, called as Oh, is due to the presence in homozygous state of a rare recessive gene.””
Rare blood donor registry; need of the hour - Cover Story - Express Healthcare Management
“The companies initially plan to file for approval of mipomersen as a treatment for a rare genetic disease involving high cholesterol, known as homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, or hoFH.”
“If the genotype is the same (BB or bb) it is called homozygous recessive or homozygous dominant.”
“To date, every person confirmed as having vCJD has had a particular "homozygous" form of the human prion protein gene known as MM.”
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“Yes, in fact I would guess he is “homozygous” for the condition …”
“There is no increased mortality in carriers, hardly any in folks who are homozygous for it.”
The Volokh Conspiracy » Putting Lipstick on the Health-Reform Pig:
“TPMT levels have also been associated with specific genotypes. 89% of the general population is homozygous for TPMTH and have a TPMT level of 13. 8-25.1 U/mL RBC.”
“The HOXD13 homozygous variant A60A is more common in bilateral UDT and an abnormal adult sperm concentration.”
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These user-created lists contain the word ‘homozygous’.
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sameness
those homos.
(and those homeos too)homosexual, homozygous, homeotic, homeostatic, homologous, homeologous, homogeneous, homomorphic, homophilic, homonym, homophonous, homosynaptic and 6 more...
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come together
Origin: Gk zygÅ-, var. s. of zygoûn
to yoke,
join together
zygote, azygous, heterozygous, homozygous, zygomatic, zygoma, zygomorphic, zygodactyl, zygospore, hemiazygous, zygobranchiate, zygocactus and 3 more...
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Physical anthropology
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Evolution
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my words
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Genetics
allele, zygote, y chromosome, x linked disease, alloantigen, allopolyploid, z chromosome, x chromosome, mosaicism, allogeneic, allosome, hemizygous and 136 more...
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Local loci
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