Autozygous

adj

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Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Being a genotype of a kind where two alleles at a locus originate from a common ancestor by way of nonrandom mating (inbreeding). not-comparable

Etymology

From auto- + -zygous.

Related phrases

common ancestor

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