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homozygous

A Dictionary of Biology | 2004 | 299 words | Copyright

homozygous Describing an organism or cell in which the alleles at a given locus on homologous chromosomes are identical (they may be either dominant or recessive). Homozygous organisms, which are called homozygotes, breed true when crossed with genetically identical organisms. Compare heterozygous.

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