Meaning Of The Word Homozygote

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Homozygote Meaning

Homozygote Definition
Homozygote Definition

What's The Definition Of Homozygote?

homozygote in American English
a plant or animal having two identical alleles at a single locus on a chromosome, and hence breeding true for the particular character involved; purebred
noun: an organism with identical pairs of genes with respect to any given pair of hereditary characters, and therefore breeding true for that character

homozygote in British English
noun: an animal or plant that is homozygous and breeds true to type

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