-zygous

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Etymology

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From zygo- +‎ -ous.

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-zygous

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

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