homozygousadjective
uk/ˌhɒm.əˈzaɪ.ɡəs/us/ˌhoʊ.məˈzaɪ.ɡəs/specializedhaving two of the same form of gene (= part of a cell containing DNA information) that controls a particular characteristic and is therefore able to pass on that form only:
a homozygous cell
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- adenine
- anaphase
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- deoxyribonucleic acid
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- Human Genome Project
- inheritance
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- ribosomal RNA
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homozygote
noun [ C ] uk/ˌhɒm.əˈzaɪ.ɡəʊt/us/ˌhoʊ.məˈzaɪ.ɡoʊt/specialized
a homozygous person, animal, or organism