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homozygote vs fertilized ovum

fertilized ovum vs homozygote

homozygote and fertilized ovum both are nouns.

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

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