Japanese symbol for “homozygous”

In Japanese, homozygous is ホモ (homo).

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Meanings

1. pref homo-
2. n homo; (male) homosexual
3. n homozygote (genet)
4. adj-no homozygous (genet)
5. n homogenization

Other Japanese words for “homozygous”

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