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-zygous

-zygous suffix: having or originating from a specified state as a result of conditions in the zygote stage of development.

Suffix

-zygous

  1. Having or originating from a specified state as a result of conditions in the zygote stage of development.
  2. Having a specified state of allele pairs in the nucleus.
  3. Having a specified state of physical pairing of structures.

Origin of -zygous

From zygo- + -ous.

Words formed from -zygous

Questions about -zygous

What does -zygous mean?
-zygous means having or originating from a specified state as a result of conditions in the zygote stage of development.
What part of speech is -zygous?
-zygous is a suffix.

Words near -zygous in the dictionary

  1. -zoic
  2. -zoite
  3. -zolac
  4. -zoon
  5. -zumab
  6. -zygous
  7. -zza
  8. -æ
  9. -æmia
  10. -æsthesia
  11. -æsthesis

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