hemizygous
adjective
hemi·zy·gous ˌhe-mi-ˈzī-gəs 
: having or characterized by one or more genes (as in a genetic deficiency or in an X chromosome paired with a Y chromosome) that have no allelic counterparts
Word History
First Known Use
circa 1921, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
hemizygous
adjective
hemi·zy·gous -ˈzī-gəs
: having or characterized by one or more genes (as in a genetic deficiency or in an X chromosome paired with a Y chromosome) that have no allelic counterparts
- chromoscope
- chromoscopes
- chromosomal
- chromosomal vesicle
- chromosomally
- chromosome
- chromosome number
- chromosome set
- chromosomes
- chromosomin
- chromosomology
- chromosphere
- chromospheres
- chromospheric
- chromotrop
- chromotrope
- chromotrope acid
- chromotropic
- chromotropic acid
- chromotropies
- chromotropism
- chromotropisms
- chromotropy
- chromotype
- chromotypes