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- [hem-i-zahy-goht, -zig-oht]
- /ˌhɛm ɪˈzaɪ goʊt, -ˈzɪg oʊt/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [hem-i-zahy-goht, -zig-oht]
- /ˌhɛm ɪˈzaɪ goʊt, -ˈzɪg oʊt/
Definitions of hemizygous word
- noun hemizygous an individual having only one of a given pair of genes. 1
- noun hemizygous (genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism. 1
- adjective hemizygous (of a chromosome or gene) not having a homologue; not paired in a diploid cell 0
- adjective hemizygous being or having a gene, esp. one on the X chromosome, that lacks an allelic complement and which therefore always expresses the trait which it carries 0
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Origin of hemizygous
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35; hemi- + zygote
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Parts of speech for Hemizygous
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hemizygous popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 36% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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