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homozygosity

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 1.44 in modern English

Syllables
ho-mozy-gos-i-ty
IPA
33
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
5
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The condition of being homozygous.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English homozygous Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English homozygosity From homozygous + -ity.

Usage

Inflected Forms

homozygosities (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

heterozygosity homozygous zygosity

Questions

What does homozygosity mean?
The condition of being homozygous.
Where does homozygosity come from?
Etymology tree English homozygous Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh₂ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English homozygosity From homozygous + -ity.

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