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homozygote vs zygote

zygote vs homozygote

homozygote and zygote both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
homozygote Yes No No No
zygote Yes No No No
As nouns, zygote is a hypernym of homozygote; that is, zygote 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
  • zygote: (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 fertilized ovum.
homozygote (noun) zygote (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 zygote

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