| ANTISYZYGIES | • antisyzygies n. Plural of antisyzygy. • ANTISYZYGY n. a union of opposites. |
| HETEROZYGOTE | • heterozygote n. (Genetics) A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci. • heterozygote n. (Biology) A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two… • HETEROZYGOTE n. a heterozygous individual. |
| HETEROZYGOUS | • heterozygous adj. Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene. • HETEROZYGOUS adj. having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci. |
| HOMOZYGOSITY | • homozygosity n. The condition of being homozygous. • HOMOZYGOSITY n. the state of being homozygous, inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
| HOMOZYGOUSLY | • homozygously adv. In a homozygous manner. • HOMOZYGOUS adv. inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
| ZYGAPOPHYSES | • zygapophyses n. Plural of zygapophysis. • ZYGAPOPHYSIS n. any of the yoke-pieces or articulations of the vertebrae. |
| ZYGAPOPHYSIS | • zygapophysis n. (Anatomy) One of the articular processes of a vertebra, of which there are usually four, two superior… • ZYGAPOPHYSIS n. any of the yoke-pieces or articulations of the vertebrae. |
| ZYGOCACTUSES | • ZYGOCACTUS n. a genus of Brazilian cactus, aka the Christmas cactus. |
| ZYGODACTYLIC | • zygodactylic adj. (Zoology) yoke-footed; having the toes disposed in pairs. Applied to birds which have two toes before… • ZYGODACTYLIC adj. having two toes in front and two behind. |
| ZYGOMORPHIES | • ZYGOMORPHY n. the state of having flowers symmetrical about one axis. |
| ZYGOMORPHISM | • zygomorphism n. Bilateral symmetry in flowers. • ZYGOMORPHISM n. the state of being zygomorphic, bilaterally symmetrical. |
| ZYGOMORPHOUS | • zygomorphous adj. Zygomorphic. • ZYGOMORPHOUS adj. bilaterally symmetrical, also ZYGOMORPHIC. |
| ZYGOMYCETOUS | • zygomycetous adj. Of or relating to the zygomycetes. • ZYGOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a zygomycete, one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |