n.
The condition of having identical genes at one or more loci in homologous chromosome segments.
homozygosity
| Medical Dictionary: ho·mo·zy·gos·i·ty |
(hō'mō-zī-gŏs'ĭ-tē, hŏm'ō-)
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
the state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene
Antonym: heterozygosity (meaning #1)
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