-zygous

English

Etymology

From zygo- +‎ -ous.

Suffix

-zygous

(biology) Having or originating from a specified state as a result of conditions in the zygote stage of development.
(genetics) Having a specified state of allele pairs in the nucleus.
(anatomy) Having a specified state of physical pairing of structures.

Derived terms

English terms suffixed with -zygous

aphanozygous
cryptozygous
monozygous
phalequozygous

Translations

having a specified zygotic constitution

German: -zygot
Italian: -zigotico

having or originating from a specified state as a result of conditions in the zygote

genetics: having a specified state of allele pairs in the nucleus

Bulgarian: -зиготен (-zigoten)

anatomy: having a specified state of physical pairing of structures