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homozygosity

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

The condition of being homozygous.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncountable, usually

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: heterozygosity

Broader terms: state

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English homozygous Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English homozygosity From homozygous + -ity.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: хомозиготност (homozigotnost) — condition of being homozygous
  • French: homozygotie — condition of being homozygous
  • German: Homozygotie — condition of being homozygous
  • German: Reinerbigkeit — condition of being homozygous
  • German: Homozygosität — condition of being homozygous
  • Polish: homozygotyczność — condition of being homozygous