Autozygote
Definition
A zygote or diploid organism possessing identical alleles at a specific genetic locus, genes that have been inherited directly from a common ancestor through inbreeding or self-fertilization; an individual homozygous by direct descent (identity by descent).
Bilingual Equivalents
- Autozygote
- Homozygous by descent
Grammatical & Source Details
| Inflection Type | Masculine noun, regular case variations and morphological plural endings. |
| Formation | Compound noun consisting of the prefixoid 'auto-' (self) attached to the biological baseline noun 'zigot' (zygote). |
| Spelling / Pronunciation | [a.u.to.zi.ˈɡot] |
| Source | Oxford Dictionary of Genetics and Evolutionary Biology Nomenclature |
Contextual Usage Examples
RO: Cercetătorul a analizat un autozigot obținut în laborator prin autofecundarea repetată a unei plante de mazăre.
EN: The researcher analyzed an autozygote obtained in the laboratory through repeated self-fertilization of a pea plant.
RO: Un organism autozigot prezintă un risc mult mai mare de a manifesta boli genetice recesive dăunătoare.
EN: An autozygotic organism presents a much higher risk of manifesting harmful recessive genetic diseases.
RO: Analiza secvențială a confirmat că acest exemplar este autozigot pentru gena responsabilă de culoarea florilor.
EN: The sequential analysis confirmed that this specimen is autozygous for the gene responsible for flower color.
Idioms & Phrases
Locus autozigot / Autozygous locus
RO: Poziție fixă pe un cromozom unde ambele alele sunt copii identice ale aceleiași gene ancestrale.
EN: A fixed position on a chromosome where both alleles are identical copies of the same ancestral gene.
Segment cromozomial autozigot / Autozygous chromosomal segment / Run of homozygosity
RO: Regiune lungă din ADN în care genele sunt identice din cauza moștenirii de la părinți înrudiți.
EN: A long DNA region where genes are identical due to inheritance from related parents.
Stare de autozigot / Autozygotic state / Autozygosity
RO: Condiție genetică a unui individ ale cărui alele provin dintr-un singur focar de reproducere consangvină.
EN: The genetic condition of an individual whose alleles originate from a single gene pool of inbred reproduction.
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