- homozygous
- adjective Date: 1902 having the two genes at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes identical for one or more loci • homozygously adverb
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homozygous — homozygous. См. гомозиготный. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
homozygous — 1902, from HOMO (Cf. homo ) (1) + ZYGOTE (Cf. zygote) + OUS (Cf. ous). Related: homozygote … Etymology dictionary
homozygous — UK [ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəs] / US [ˌhoʊməˈzaɪɡəs] adjective biology a homozygous cell or organism has two of the same form of a particular gene for something such as eye colour … English dictionary
homozygous — adjective having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci (Freq. 5) these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye color • Ant: ↑heterozygous • Derivationally related forms: ↑homozygosity • Topics: ↑geneti … Useful english dictionary
homozygous typing cells — (HTC) cells homozygous for a known HLA D specificity; panels of HTC of all established HLA D types are used to determine the HLA D type of unknown cells using one way mixed lymphocyte reactions … Medical dictionary
homozygous — adj. [Gr. homos, same; zygon, yoke] Pertains to having identical alleles in the corresponding loci of homologous chromosomes; therefore breeding true; see heterozygous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
homozygous — homozygosity /hoh moh zuy gos i tee, zi , hom oh /, n. /hoh meuh zuy geuhs, hom euh /, adj. Biol. 1. having identical pairs of genes for any given pair of hereditary characteristics. 2. of or pertaining to a homozygote. Also, homozygotic /hoh moh … Universalium
homozygous — adjective of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele See Also: homozygote, heterozygote, heterozygous … Wiktionary
homozygous — Having identical alleles at one or more loci. * * * ho·mo·zy·gous zī gəs adj having the two genes at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes identical for one or more loci compare HETEROZYGOUS ho·mo·zy·gous·ly adv * * * adj. describing an… … Medical dictionary
homozygous — The presence of identical alleles at corresponding homologous chromosome loci … Forensic science glossary
