ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Autozygous

Definition & Meaning

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Autozygous is an adjective meaning (genetics) Being a genotype of a kind where two alleles at a locus originate from a common ancestor by way of nonrandom mating (inbreeding).

Meaning

(genetics) Being a genotype of a kind where two alleles at a locus originate from a common ancestor by way of nonrandom mating (inbreeding).

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include allozygous, inbred, homozygotic, homogenic, isogenotypic, hemizygotic.

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