homozygosis

noun

ho·mo·zy·go·sis ˌhō-mə-zi-ˈgō-səs

ˌhä-

: homozygosity

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New Latin

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1905, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of homozygosis was in 1905

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homozygosis

noun

ho·mo·zy·go·sis -zī-ˈgō-səs

plural homozygoses -ˌsēz

: homozygosity

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