homozygosis

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noun

zygosis involving gametes that share at lease one common allele

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Meanings

nounhomozygosis (countable and uncountable, plural homozygoses)

plural homozygoses

  1. countableuncountablezygosis involving gametes that share at lease one common allele

    The acrocentric chromosome restored fertility even in monosomic condition, in contrast to chromosome 6H ch S which only fully restored fertility when present in homozygosis.

    2015 July 21, “Contribution of Chromosomes 1H ch S and 6H ch S to Fertility Restoration in the Wheat msH1 CMS System under Different Environmental Conditions”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin

From homo- + zygosis.

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APA

homozygosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homozygosis

MLA

“homozygosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homozygosis. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “homozygosis,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/homozygosis.

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