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Homozygous vs Homozygosity - What's the difference?

homozygous | homozygosity |

As an adjective homozygous

is of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele.

As a noun homozygosity is

the condition of being homozygous.

homozygous

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele

    • Related terms

    * homozygote * heterozygote * heterozygous

    homozygosity

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • The condition of being homozygous