Homozygous

Author:Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer

Last updated on: 29.10.2020

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homozygous; Reinerbig

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Homozygous means that the genome of a cell has two identical alleles, i.e. two identical copies of a particular gene on the two chromosomes that contain the gene. A homologous chromosome refers to a chromosome that matches another chromosome in shape and sequence of the genes.

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Heterozygosity is the heterozygosity in relation to a genetic trait. An individual with two sets of chromosomes (diploid) is heterozygous or heterozygous with respect to a characteristic if a gene in these sets of chromosomes is present in two different expressions (alleles).

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Last updated on: 29.10.2020

Author: Prof. Dr. med. Peter Altmeyer