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homozygote

noun

(genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic

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Word length
10
Starts with
H
Ends with
E
Contains
OM
Scrabble score
28

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ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəʊt

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noun

  1. (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic

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