zygosis

American

[zahy-goh-sis, zi-] / zaɪˈgoʊ sɪs, zɪ- /

noun

Biology.

the union of two gametes; conjugation.

zygosis British

/ zaɪˈɡəʊsɪs, zɪ-, ˈzɪɡ- /

noun

biology another name for conjugation

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Other Word Forms

zygose

adjective

Etymology

Origin of zygosis

1875–80; < New Latin zygōsis < Greek zýgōsis a yoking. See zygote, -sis

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