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homozygote

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ho·mo·zy·gote (hm-zgt, -m-, hm-)
n.
An organism that has the same alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.

homozygote
[hō′məzī′gōt]
Etymology: Gk, homos, same, zygon, yoke
an organism whose somatic cells have identical genes on the same locus on one of the chromosome pairs.

homozygote
an animal exhibiting homozygosity.


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