homozygosity
[ hō′mō-zī-gŏs′ĭ-tē, hŏm′ō- ]
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n.
The condition of having identical genes at one or more loci in homologous chromosome segments.
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Words nearby homozygosity
homotype, homotypic, homotypic cortex, homovanillic acid, homozygosis, homozygosity, homozygote, homozygous, homozygous by descent, Homs, homunculus
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