Word: homozygous
Part of speech: Adjective
Syllables: ho
mo
zy
gous
Definition: Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele
Morphemes:
Affix: homo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: same
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ὁμός
Language: grc
Decoded: omos
Meaning: same
Affix: zygo-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: pair
Etymology Compounds: Affix: ζυγόν
Language: grc
Decoded: zugon
Meaning: yoke
Affix: -ous
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form adjectives from nouns, to denote possession or presence of a quality in any degree, commonly in abundance.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -ōsus
Language: la
Decoded: -osus
Meaning: full, full of