what is the definition of homozygous?

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Answer 1

A homozygote's cells are diploid or polyploid and have the same alleles at a locus (position) on homologous chromosomes. When an organism is referred to as being homozygous for a specific gene, it means that it carries two identical copies of that gene for a given trait on the two corresponding chromosomes (e.g., the genotype is AA or aa). Such a cell or such an organism is called a homozygote.

A homozygous dominant genotype occurs when a particular locus has two copies of the dominant allele (e.g., AA). A homozygous recessive genotype occurs when a particular locus has two copies of the recessive allele (e.g., aa). This can occur when both parents carry at least one copy of the allele.

Put simply: Homozygous is just having two of the same alleles.

Answer 2

Definition Of Homozygous

Answer 3

A homozygote's cells are diploid or polyploid and have the same alleles at a locus (position) on homologous chromosomes. When an organism is referred to as being homozygous for a specific gene, it means that it carries two identical copies of that gene for a given trait on the two corresponding chromosomes (e.g., the genotype is AA or aa). Such a cell or such an organism is called a homozygote.

A homozygous dominant genotype occurs when a particular locus has two copies of the dominant allele (e.g., AA). A homozygous recessive genotype occurs when a particular locus has two copies of the recessive allele (e.g., aa). This can occur when both parents carry at least one copy of the allele.

Put simply: Homozygous is just having two of the same alleles.

Answer 4

Every trait has 2 genes that determine it, one from the father and one from the mother. Homozygous means that the genes were both the same. This could be a dominant trait or a recessive trait. Recessive needs both the genes to show. Dominant traits will show with just one gene for the trait.Homozygous just means that the genes were the same.

Homozygous is also used to refer to identical twins as they both came from the same egg,homozygous, and not 2 different eggs or hetrozygous.

Answer 5

Homozygous is when the two alleles of a particular gene are the same. Say that T is for tall pea plants and t is for short pea plants. Then the trait will be homozygous if the alleles read TT or tt. They will NOT be homozygous if it reads Tt. So basically it is just two of the same alleles on a certian gene that express a trait.

Answer 6

When an organism is referred to as being homozygous for a specific gene, it means that it carries two identical copies of that gene for a given trait on the two corresponding chromosomes (e.g., the genotype is AA or aa). Such a cell or such an organism is called a homozygote.

Answer 7

Homo - same
zygous - refering to the zygote or fertilized egg

Homozygous means two identical things, or in reality, the early stages of identical twins.

Answer 8

As you know, we have 2 copies of every gene, one from your mother, one from your father. When both copies are exactly the same, you are homozygous for that gene. When one copy is different than the other copy, you are heterozygous for that gene.

For example, if one of your parents was a carrier for cystic fibrosis, and the other was not, you might have one normal gene, and one gene containing a mutation that causes cystic fibrosis. This would mean that you are heterozygous for the cystic fibrosis gene. Since CF is inherited RECESSIVELY, you would not be affected by the disease.

Answer 9

homozygous: description of organisms with matching alleles (e.g.: PP or pp)

you can have homozygous dominant: PP

or homozygous recessive: pp

Answer 10

The defintion is having two identical alleles for a trait.