Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Having the same alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Of, pertaining to, or derived from like zygotes or germ-cells.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective of an organism in which both copies of a given
gene have the sameallele
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
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Examples
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Suppression of beta-1,3-glucanase transgene expression in homozygous plants.
Advanced Information: The 2006 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2006
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Says Dr Maya Parihar Malhotra, blood bank in-charge, Bombay Hospital, “Family studies have shown that the Bombay phenotype, called as Oh, is due to the presence in homozygous state of a rare recessive gene.”
Rare blood donor registry; need of the hour - Cover Story - Express Healthcare Management 2004
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The companies initially plan to file for approval of mipomersen as a treatment for a rare genetic disease involving high cholesterol, known as homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, or hoFH.
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Lomitapide is initially being developed to treat patients with a rare genetic lipid disorder called homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, or HoFH.
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If the genotype is the same (BB or bb) it is called homozygous recessive or homozygous dominant.
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If the genotype is the same (BB or bb) it is called homozygous recessive or homozygous dominant.
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If the genotype is the same (BB or bb) it is called homozygous recessive or homozygous dominant.
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To date, every person confirmed as having vCJD has had a particular "homozygous" form of the human prion protein gene known as MM.
Yahoo! News: Latest news headlines News Headlines | Top Stories 2009
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Yes, in fact I would guess he is “homozygous” for the condition …
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Yes, in fact I would guess he is “homozygous” for the condition …
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