homozygote

[ hoh-muh-zahy-goht, -zig-oht, hom-uh- ]
/ ˌhoʊ məˈzaɪ goʊt, -ˈzɪg oʊt, ˌhɒm ə- /

noun Biology.

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

Origin of homozygote

First recorded in 1900–05; homo- + zygote

British Dictionary definitions for homozygote

homozygote
/ (ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəʊt, -ˈzɪɡ-, ˌhɒm-) /

noun

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

Derived forms of homozygote

homozygosis, noun homozygotic (ˌhəʊməʊzaɪˈɡɒtɪk, -zɪ-, ˌhɒm-), adjective

Medical definitions for homozygote

homozygote
[ hō′mō-zīgōt′, -mə-, hŏm′ə- ]

n.

An organism that has the same alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.