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nounzygosis (countable and uncountable, plural zygoses)
plural zygoses
- countableuncountablebiologyThe union of gametes to form a zygote; conjugation.
Near-synonym: zygogenesis
Synonyms: zygogenesis
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nounThe union of gametes to form a zygote; conjugation.
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zygosis. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zygosis
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“zygosis.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zygosis. Accessed November 4, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “zygosis,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/zygosis.
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