Homozygous


The meaning of the word Homozygous is: matching in kind, often related to genetics


Examples:

Because Will carries two matching alleles for blue eyes, he is homozygous for that physical characteristic.

published by Akilah on 2021-10-26 02:55:35


Tina is homozygous for sickle cell anemia because her parents gave her identical alleles for the condition.

published by Carlotta on 2021-06-30 15:52:03


Although Jim has one orange and two apples, he needs three oranges to make a homozygous glass of orange juice.

published by Assunta on 2021-10-19 07:17:33


Being homozygous for a trait means you have identical alleles in the gene responsible for that attribute.

published by Vilma on 2021-08-12 16:38:21


While the alleles Xx are heterozygous, the xx alleles are homozygous because they are alike.

published by Maribeth on 2021-04-16 09:15:38


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