homozygote

From homo- +‎ zygote. Coined by English biologists William Bateson and by Edith Rebecca Saunders in 1902, in a paper titled "The facts of heredity in the light of Mendel’s discovery".

• IPA^(key): /ˌhəʊməʊˈzaɪɡəʊt/

homozygote (plural homozygotes)

1. (genetics) A diploid individual that has equal alleles at one or more genetic loci.

   Antonym: heterozygote

• homozygous

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homozygote

1. inflection of homozygot:
   1. strong/mixed nominative/accusative feminine singular
   2. strong nominative/accusative plural
   3. weak nominative all-gender singular
   4. weak accusative feminine/neuter singular