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Homozygote

nounverified·updated May 18, 2026

(genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic

Classifications

Entity Type

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Sensitivity

unclassified

Information Class

unclassified

Variants

plural
Homozygotes
possessive
Homozygote's
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