adj · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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/ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs/
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CMU ARPABET:HH OW2 M OW0 Z AY1 G AH0 S
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adjective
Meaning 2
having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye color
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: heterozygous
History
Etymology
From homo- + -zygous.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Bulgarian:
хомозиготен
(homozigoten)
— of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
French:
homozygote
— of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
German:
reinerbig
— of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
German:
homozygot
— of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
Irish:
homaisigeach
— of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
Italian:
omozigote
— of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
Māori:
iraruarite
— of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
Polish:
homozygotyczny
— of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
Portuguese:
homozigoto
— of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
Spanish:
homocigótico
— of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
