Speakur

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homozygous

/ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.47 in modern English

Syllables
ho-mozy-gous
IPA
/ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/
28
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
4
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

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

Etymology

From homo- + -zygous.

Inflected Forms

more homozygous (comparative) most homozygous (superlative)

Derived Forms

dihomozygous homodeletion homozygously homozygousness nonhomozygous pseudohomozygous

Frequently Paired Words

allozygosity allozygote allozygotic allozygous autozygosity autozygote autozygotic autozygous

Rhymes With

heterozygous

Questions

How do you pronounce homozygous?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/.
What does homozygous mean?
Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
Where does homozygous come from?
From homo- + -zygous.

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