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.
Words nearby homozygote
homotypic,
homotypic cortex,
homovanillic acid,
homozygosis,
homozygosity,
homozygote,
homozygous,
homozygous by descent,
homs,
homunculus,
homy
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-), adjectiveMedical definitions for homozygote
homozygote
[ hō′mō-zī′gōt′, -mə-, hŏm′ə- ]
n.
An organism that has the same alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.