defined:

Possessing two identical forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent.

explained:

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Dr. Robert Nussbaum, formerly of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines homozygous.

related
terms:

chromosome, gene, inherited

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