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fertilized ovum vs homozygote

homozygote vs fertilized ovum

fertilized ovum and homozygote both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fertilized ovum Yes No No No
homozygote Yes No No No
As nouns, homozygote is a hyponym of fertilized ovum; that is, homozygote is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fertilized ovum:
  • fertilized ovum: (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
  • homozygote: (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic
Other hyponyms of fertilized ovum include heterozygote.
fertilized ovum (noun) homozygote (noun)
(genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic
Difference between fertilized ovum and homozygote

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