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HOMOZYGOUS

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

Having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci

Example:

these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye color

Classified under:

Adjectives

Domain category:

genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)

Antonym:

heterozygous (having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci)

Derivation:

homozygosity (the state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene)

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 Context examples: 

The method identifies those regions of the genome that are aberrant more often than would be expected by chance, with greater weight given to high-amplitude events (high-level copy-number gains or homozygous deletions) that are less likely to represent random aberrations.

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