homozygote

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H0260700 (hō′mō-zī′gōt′, -mə-, hŏm′ə-)n. An organism that has the same alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.

homozygote

(ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəʊt; -ˈzɪɡ-; ˌhɒm-) n (Biology) an animal or plant that is homozygous and breeds true to type. Compare heterozygote ˌhomozyˈgosis n homozygotic adj

ho•mo•zy•gote

(ˌhoʊ məˈzaɪ goʊt, -ˈzɪg oʊt, ˌhɒm ə-)

n. an organism with a pair of identical alleles for a given hereditary character, therefore breeding true for that character. [1900–05]

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Noun

homozygote - (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristicfertilized ovum, zygote - (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms

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homozigotoгомозигота

homozygote

(hō'mōzī`gōt): see geneticsgenetics,
scientific study of the mechanism of heredity. While Gregor Mendel first presented his findings on the statistical laws governing the transmission of certain traits from generation to generation in 1856, it was not until the discovery and detailed study of the
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Homozygote

a cell or an organism in whose genetic makeup the homologous chromosomes carry the identical form of a given gene. A homozygote originates during the fusion of gametes that are identical for a given gene. The genetic formula of a diploid organism homozygous for allele A or a can be written in the form AA or aa; for a triploid organism, AAA or aaa; and so forth.

homozygote

[¦hō·mə′zī‚gōt] (genetics) An individual who has identical alleles at one or more loci and therefore produces identical gametes with respect to these loci.

homozygote

[ho″mo-zi´gōt] an individual exhibiting homozygosity.

ho·mo·zy·gote

(hō'mō-zī'gōt), A homozygous individual. [homo- + G. zygōtos, yoke]

homozygote

(hō′mō-zī′gōt′, -mə-, hŏm′ə-)n. An organism that has the same alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.

ho·mo·zy·gote

(hō'mō-zī'gōt) A homozygous individual. [homo- + G. zygōtos, yoke]

homozygote

an individual containing two identical forms of the same GENE in all DIPLOID (1) cells that is capable of pure breeding. Thus if gene A has two alleles, A 1 and A 2, two homozygous types are possible: A1/A1 and A 2/A2. Compare HETEROZYGOTE.

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noun (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic

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