-zygous

English

Etymology

From zygo- +‎ -ous.

Suffix

-zygous

1. (biology) Having or originating from a specified state as a result of conditions in the zygote stage of development.
2. (genetics) Having a specified state of allele pairs in the nucleus.
3. (anatomy) Having a specified state of physical pairing of structures.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -zygous

• aphanozygous
• cryptozygous
• monozygous
• phalequozygous

 

Translations

having a specified zygotic constitution

• German: -zygot
• Italian: -zigotico

having or originating from a specified state as a result of conditions in the zygote

genetics: having a specified state of allele pairs in the nucleus

anatomy: having a specified state of physical pairing of structures