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What does homozygote mean?

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Noun
  1. (genetics) A diploid individual that has equal alleles at one or more genetic loci.
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If both genes of a gene pair for a specific trait are equal, the cat is called to be homozygote for this trait.
The homozygote for a dominantly inherited abnormal gene may be equally affected with the heterozygote.
All the puppies will be homozygote brindle and they all carry pied gene.
Instead, they are directly related to the allele frequency of the homozygote tested and the sample size.
One speaks then respectively about homozygote or heterozygote individuals.

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