adverb
- in a manner relating to or characterized by homozygosity; with respect to having two identical alleles for a particular gene
Usage: technical; genetics
Examples
- The trait is expressed homozygously when an organism inherits the same allele from both parents.
- Individuals who are homozygously recessive for the gene will display the recessive phenotype.
- The plant bred true because it was homozygously dominant for the desired characteristic.
- Homozygously inherited mutations can lead to genetic disorders if the allele is deleterious.