monozygotic /mono·zy·got·ic/ (mon″o-zi-got´ik) pertaining to or derived from a single zygote; as monozygotic twins.
monozygotic (MZ)
mon·o·zy·got·ic (m n  -z -gt  k)adj. Derived from a single fertilized ovum or embryonic cell mass. Used especially of identical twins. |
monozygotic (MZ)
[-zīgō′tik]
Etymology: Gk, monos + zygon, yoke
pertaining to or developed from a single fertilized ovum, or zygote, such as occurs in identical twins. Compare dizygotic. monozygosity, n., monozygous, adj.
monozygotic
pertaining to or derived from a single zygote (fertilized ovum); said of twins.
monozygotic twins
see monozygotic twins.
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