homozygote

[ hoh-muh-zahy-goht, -zig-oht, hom-uh- ]

noun

, Biology.

1. an organism with identical pairs of genes with respect to any given pair of hereditary characters, and therefore breeding true for that character.

homozygote

/ -zɪ-; -ˈzɪɡ-; ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəʊt; ˌhɒm-; ˌhəʊməʊzaɪˈɡɒtɪk; ˌhɒm- /

noun

1. an animal or plant that is homozygous and breeds true to type Compare heterozygote

Derived Forms

• homozygotic, adjective
• ˌhomozyˈgosis, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of homozygote¹

First recorded in 1900–05; homo- + zygote