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-zygous

suffix — 3 senses

-zygous

suffix

Etymology From zygo- + -ous.

1

Biology, Natural sciences Morpheme Having or originating from a specified state as a result of conditions in the zygote stage of development.

2

Biology, Genetics, Medicine, Natural sciences, Sciences Morpheme Having a specified state of allele pairs in the nucleus.

3

Anatomy, Medicine, Sciences Morpheme Having a specified state of physical pairing of structures.

Derived terms
aphanozygous, cryptozygous, monozygous, phalequozygous

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