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homozygous

/ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/

homozygous adjective: of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele.

Adjective

homozygous (comparative more homozygous, superlative most homozygous)

  1. Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele

homozygous meaning in Tamil

homozygous in Tamil

ஒத்த மரபு நிலை, சமநுகத்துக்குரிய, ஒத்தபுணரிய, ஓரினப்புணரிதருகின்ற

Forms of homozygous

comparativemore homozygous
superlativemost homozygous

Origin of homozygous

From homo- + -zygous.

Words formed from homozygous

Questions about homozygous

What does homozygous mean?
Homozygous means of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele.
What is homozygous in Tamil?
Homozygous in Tamil is ஒத்த மரபு நிலை, சமநுகத்துக்குரிய, ஒத்தபுணரிய. See Homozygous meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is homozygous?
Homozygous is an adjective.
How do you pronounce homozygous?
Homozygous is pronounced /ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/.

Words near homozygous in the dictionary

  1. homozygosities
  2. homozygosity
  3. homozygote
  4. homozygotes
  5. homozygotic
  6. homozygous
  7. homozygousity
  8. homozygously
  9. homozygousness
  10. homozygozity
  11. homprenorphine

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Adapted from Wiktionary: homozygous (page history and authors); homozygous (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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