Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The genetic condition of a zygote, especially with respect to its being a homozygote or a heterozygote.
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- noun The
quality orcharacteristics of azygote
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Examples
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Errors in zygosity determination systematically inflate heritability estimates for nonmendelian characters, because very similar DZ twins are wrongly counted as MZ, while very different MZ twins are wrongly scored as DZ.
Archive 2004-12-01 2004
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(CVS) or fetal blood sampling are known as zygosity studies.
EzineArticles 2010
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Respondents also completed a “zygosity” questionnaire (Nichols & Bilbro, 1966) which had an accuracy of 93% when matched with blood-typing (Kasriel & Eaves, 1976).
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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Respondents also completed a “zygosity” questionnaire (Nichols & Bilbro, 1966) which had an accuracy of 93% when matched with blood-typing (Kasriel & Eaves, 1976).
The Bass Handbook of Leadership Bernard M. Bass 2008
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Genetic markers provide a much more reliable test of zygosity.
Archive 2004-12-01 2004
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DNA profiling can be used to determine the zygosity of twins
Archive 2004-12-01 2004
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Thank you for your interest in our zygosity testing services.
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer Jamie Spencer 2010
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Our laboratory has successfully completed your zygosity test and your test results have been mailed.
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer Jamie Spencer 2010
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We are pleased to report to you the results of the twin zygosity test that you requested.
Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer Jamie Spencer 2010
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Furthermore, the assay definitively resolves zygosity in female samples and can rule out samples that would otherwise be needlessly analyzed by Southern blot.
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