azygous

English

Etymology

From a- +‎ -zygous.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /eɪˈzaɪɡəs/

Adjective

azygous (not comparable)

  1. (biology) Odd; not one of a pair; single.
    the azygous muscle of the uvula
  2. (biology) In genetics, not containing a specific allele of a gene, or only having wild type alleles (cf. heterozygous, homozygous).[1]

Derived terms

References

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