homozygote
/ˌhoʊməˈzaɪɡoʊt/
noun
- An organism that has two identical alleles (versions of a gene) for a particular trait.
- A pea plant that is a homozygote for yellow seeds will always produce yellow offspring when crossed with another yellow homozygote.
- In humans, a homozygote for the recessive allele may express a genetic disorder.
- The lab studied a homozygote to understand how the gene functions without variation.
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