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homozygosity

/həʊˈmoʊdʒɪsɪti/ noun · British & US
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What does homozygosity mean?

noun

The state of having two identical copies of a gene, one inherited from each parent. This can result in a consistent expression of a particular trait.

Example

"The geneticist studied the homozygosity of the recessive gene to understand its impact on the population."

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