homozygous
adjective
ho·mo·zy·gous ˌhō-mə-ˈzī-gəs 
ˌhä-
: having the two genes at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes identical for one or more loci
homozygously adverb
Example Sentences
Recent Examples on the Web The patient received a blood stem cell transplant at City of Hope in early 2019 for acute myelogenous leukemia from an unrelated donor who has a rare genetic mutation, homozygous CCR5 Delta 32, City of Hope said. 
Will Linendoll, ABC News, 28 July 2022 About a quarter of the man’s genome consisted of very long stretches of homozygous DNA: DNA where both copies of the genes were the same, instead of the mix-and-match pairs most people inherit from their parents. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 19 June 2020 With help from a Moscow hearing clinic, this summer Rebrikov identified five couples who are homozygous for 35delG and certain to have a deaf child. Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 21 Oct. 2019 Cooper’s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019 Cooper’s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019 Cooper’s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019 People homozygous for 35delG, like Yevgenievna’s daughter, will inevitably have hearing loss, albeit to varying degrees. Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 21 Oct. 2019 Cooper’s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2019 See More
Will Linendoll, ABC News, 28 July 2022 About a quarter of the man’s genome consisted of very long stretches of homozygous DNA: DNA where both copies of the genes were the same, instead of the mix-and-match pairs most people inherit from their parents. Kiona N. Smith, Ars Technica, 19 June 2020 With help from a Moscow hearing clinic, this summer Rebrikov identified five couples who are homozygous for 35delG and certain to have a deaf child. Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 21 Oct. 2019 Cooper’s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019 Cooper’s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019 Cooper’s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. Quanta Magazine, 27 Aug. 2019 People homozygous for 35delG, like Yevgenievna’s daughter, will inevitably have hearing loss, albeit to varying degrees. Jon Cohen, Science | AAAS, 21 Oct. 2019 Cooper’s jerboa project could easily turn out to need mice homozygous for 10 or more genes. Quanta Magazine, 23 Jan. 2019 See More Word History
First Known Use
1902, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
homozygous
adjective
ho·mo·zy·gous -ˈzī-gəs
: having the two genes at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes identical for one or more loci compare heterozygous