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ホモ接合 (ホモせつごう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ホモ接せつ合ごう

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Meanings

1

noun which may take the genitive case particle 'no', noun

genetics

Genetics term describing a state where an individual has two identical alleles at a given locus. Used attributively with の or as a noun.

この系けい統とうはその遺い伝でん子し座ざについてホモ接せつ合ごうである。
This strain is homozygous for that gene locus.

ホモ接せつ合ごうの個こ体たいは形けい質しつが安あん定ていしている。

Homozygous individuals have stable traits.

Kanji

接touch, contact, adjoin
合fit, suit, join

Similar words

ヘテロ接せつ合ごう
ヘテロ接合 means heterozygous, having two different alleles at a locus, while ホモ接合 means homozygous, having identical alleles.
ホモ
ホモ is a prefix meaning 'same' or 'homo-', used in many scientific terms, but as a standalone word it can also be a slang abbreviation for 'homosexual'. ホモ接合 is a specific genetics term.

Etymology

Compound of ホモ (homo-, from English 'homo-', ultimately from Greek 'homos' meaning 'same') and 接合 (せつごう, 'union' or 'joining'). The term is a calque of English 'homozygous'.