noun
- the state or condition of being homozygous; the presence of identical alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes.
Usage: technical; genetics
Examples
- Homozygosis for a recessive allele can result in the expression of recessive traits.
- The plant breeder selected for homozygosis to ensure stable, uniform offspring.
- Complete homozygosis at all loci is rare in natural populations.
- Inbreeding increases the degree of homozygosis in a population.
- Homozygosis and heterozygosis represent opposite genetic conditions in diploid organisms.