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homozygote


Definition of homozygote

noun

Genetics
  • an individual having two identical alleles of a particular gene or genes and so breeding true for the corresponding characteristic. Compare with heterozygote.

Derivatives

homozygosity

noun

homozygous

adjective

homozygote in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of homozygote in the US English dictionary