18.05.04 Zygosity and vanishing twins Flashcards

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Define zygosity.

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The degree of similarity of the alleles for a trait in an organism.

Can be used in the context of a specific genetic locus e.g homozygous, heterozygous, hemizygous and nullizygous, or to describe the genetic similarity or dissimilarity of twins.

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