homozygous
IPA: hoʊmoʊzˈaɪgʌs
adjective
- Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
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Examples of "homozygous" in Sentences
- Nor is this mare a homozygous cream.
- Generally considered lethal if homozygous.
- In the homozygous state it is apparently lethal.
- The birthmark is apparently homozygous recessive.
- In the homozygous state, it is apparently lethal.
- A fraction of a percentage are homozygous for Kell1.
- In a homozygous dose it is a significant disability.
- The homozygous form of the mutation is the least severe form.
- The freckles on homozygous pearls and pearl creams are pale and muted.
- Defective carbohydrate metabolism in mice homozygous for the tubby mutation.
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