homozygote
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- noun
- /ˌhoʊməˈzaɪɡoʊt/
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- Excesses in heterozygote frequencies are expected in outcrossing species, while excesses in homozygote frequencies are considered characteristic of inbreeding species.
- carriers to homozygotes
Examples
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The sickle homozygotes suffer from complications of anemia.
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The protein produced by the second mutant, S442P S969F, is clearly stable at the permissive temperature, given the normal muscle structure in the homozygote (Figure 2).
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So irrespective of the size, the TT homozygotes had really slow rates of expansion.
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The dominant model for all Asians combined in the Singapore sample compares S carriers to L homozygotes.
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In malarial environments, the antimalarial benefits to the more numerous heterozygotes offset the severe disadvantage to the far less numerous homozygotes.
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In genetics, a homozygote has two identical alleles, such as the TT genotype in plants.
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The researchers found that individuals who are homozygotes for the cystic fibrosis gene often exhibit similar symptoms.
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To understand plant breeding, we study how homozygotes and heterozygotes interact in the gene pool.
How Heterozygous
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Homozygote comes from homo- meaning 'same', as in homogeneous, and zygote from a root meaning 'yoke' or 'joining'. So a homozygote is a living thing with two 'same' versions of a gene joined together, which makes it show the same trait.