HOMOZYGOTE

homozygote

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

homozygote (plural homozygotes)

(genetics) A diploid individual that has equal alleles at one or more genetic loci.

Antonym: heterozygote

Source: Wiktionary



RESET




Word of the Day

8 November 2024

REPLACEMENT

(noun) the act of furnishing an equivalent person or thing in the place of another; “replacing the star will not be easy”


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins