autozygous

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adjective

Being a genotype of a kind where two alleles at a locus originate from a common ancestor by way of nonrandom mating (inbreeding).

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Meanings

adjectiveautozygous (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyBeing a genotype of a kind where two alleles at a locus originate from a common ancestor by way of nonrandom mating (inbreeding).

Origin

From auto- + -zygous.

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APA

autozygous. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autozygous

MLA

“autozygous.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autozygous. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “autozygous,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/autozygous.

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