Jump to content

homozygote

From Wiktionary, the free dictionary

English

[edit]
English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

[edit]

From homo- +‎ zygote. Coined by English biologists William Bateson and Edith Rebecca Saunders in 1902, in a paper titled "The facts of heredity in the light of Mendel’s discovery".

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • IPA(key): /ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəʊt/

Noun

[edit]

homozygote (plural homozygotes)

  1. (genetics) A diploid individual that has equal alleles at one or more genetic loci.
    Antonym: heterozygote
[edit]

Translations

[edit]

German

[edit]

Pronunciation

[edit]
  • Audio:(file)

Adjective

[edit]

homozygote

  1. inflection of homozygot:
    1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
    2. strong nominative/accusative plural
    3. weak nominative all-gender singular
    4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular