homozygous C2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˌhoʊ.məˈzaɪ.ɡəs/ UK /ˌhɒm.əˈzaɪ.ɡəs/ See IPA manual Freq #289935 Meanings 1 adj having two identical alleles at a particular gene locus The plants were homozygous for the allele that produces white flowers. Thesaurus ↔ Opposites heterozygous Word family Derived forms homozygosity Related forms allelehomozygoteheterozygous Etymology Formed from homo- ("same") and -zygous ("paired"), ultimately from Ancient Greek homos ("same") and zygon ("yoke, pair"). Topics Science & Research External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # homozygous **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˌhoʊ.məˈzaɪ.ɡəs/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌhɒm.əˈzaɪ.ɡəs/ **Frequency rank:** 289935 ## Meanings 1. having two identical alleles at a particular gene locus ## Examples - The plants were homozygous for the allele that produces white flowers. ## Antonyms - heterozygous ## Derived Forms - homozygosity ## Related Forms - allele - homozygote - heterozygous ## Etymology Formed from homo- ("same") and -zygous ("paired"), ultimately from Ancient Greek homos ("same") and zygon ("yoke, pair"). ## Topics - Science & Research markdown