zygotic

[ zahy-got-ik ]
/ zaɪˈgɒt ɪk /

adjective Biology.

of or relating to a zygote.
having zygosity.

Origin of zygotic

First recorded in 1905–10; zygote + -ic

OTHER WORDS FROM zygotic

zy·got·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby zygotic

zygosity, zygosporangium, zygospore, zygote, zygotene, zygotic, zymase, zyme, zymo-, zymodeme, zymogen

Example sentences from the Web for zygotic

  • Heterozygote (different yolk), a zygotic individual which contains both members of an allelomorphic pair.

    Applied Eugenics |Paul Popenoe and Roswell Hill Johnson