Vocabulary Entry

homozygous

|adjective • noun

adjective

Describing an organism that has two identical alleles for a particular gene.

Example Sentences

"The homozygous plant produced only purple flowers."

"In a homozygous individual, both alleles for a trait are the same."

"The study focused on homozygous genotypes to evaluate trait inheritance."

noun

Example Sentences

"The homozygous showed a consistent phenotype across generations."

"Researchers used the homozygous as a baseline in their genetic study."

"The breeding of homozygous individuals ensures that traits are passed on uniformly."