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heterozygosis

heterozygosis noun: the fusion of two genetically different gametes.

Noun

heterozygosis (plural heterozygoses)

  1. The fusion of two genetically different gametes

heterozygosis meaning in Tamil

heterozygosis in Tamil

இதரநுகமாதல்

Forms of heterozygosis

pluralheterozygoses

Origin of heterozygosis

From hetero- + zygosis.

Words formed from heterozygosis

Questions about heterozygosis

What does heterozygosis mean?
Heterozygosis means the fusion of two genetically different gametes.
What is heterozygosis in Tamil?
Heterozygosis in Tamil is இதரநுகமாதல். See Heterozygosis meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is heterozygosis?
Heterozygosis is a noun.
What is the plural of heterozygosis?
The plural of heterozygosis is heterozygoses.

Words near heterozygosis in the dictionary

  1. heterozite
  2. heterozooid
  3. heterozooids
  4. heterozygocity
  5. heterozygoses
  6. heterozygosis
  7. heterozygosities
  8. heterozygosity
  9. heterozygote
  10. heterozygotes
  11. heterozygotic

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Adapted from Wiktionary: heterozygosis (page history and authors); heterozygosis (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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