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homozygotic

/həʊˈmɒdʒɪtɪk/ adjective · British & US
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What does homozygotic mean?

adjective

Describing an organism that has two identical copies of a particular gene or set of genes, one inherited from each parent.

Example

"The geneticist studied the homozygotic traits of the plant to understand its hereditary characteristics."

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