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homozygosity

homozygosity noun: the condition of being homozygous.

Noun

homozygosity (usually uncountable, plural homozygosities)

  1. (usually) The condition of being homozygous.
    • It depends on whether those runs of homozygosity contain recessive disease-causing mutations. All of us have some of these runs in our DNA—usually less than 1 percent of the genome in Western populations, higher in cultures where cousin marriage is common.2024 March 18, Sarah Zhang, “DNA Tests Are Uncovering the True Prevalence of Incest”, in The Atlantic

Forms of homozygosity

pluralhomozygosities

Origin of homozygosity

From homozygous + -ity.

Questions about homozygosity

What does homozygosity mean?
Homozygosity means the condition of being homozygous.
What part of speech is homozygosity?
Homozygosity is a noun.
What is the plural of homozygosity?
The plural of homozygosity is homozygosities.

Words near homozygosity in the dictionary

  1. homozygocity
  2. homozygosed
  3. homozygoses
  4. homozygosis
  5. homozygosities
  6. homozygosity
  7. homozygote
  8. homozygotes
  9. homozygotic
  10. homozygous
  11. homozygousity

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