01 Word definition

homozygous

10 letters · 4 vowels · 6 consonants

Is HOMOZYGOUS a word?

Yes. HOMOZYGOUS is a 10-letter adjective. having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci Check the official dictionary for your particular word game before playing it.

Correct spelling

How do you spell HOMOZYGOUS?

H-O-M-O-Z-Y-G-O-U-S

HOMOZYGOUS contains 10 letters, begins with H, and ends with S.

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Meaning and definition

1adjective

  1. having identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci

    “these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye color”
Source: Open English WordNet 2025 (CC BY 4.0) ↗
Scrabble score28points
Words With Friends29points
Word length10letters

02 Letter breakdown

How is HOMOZYGOUS spelled?

H1O2M3O4Z5Y6G7O8U9S10
Starts withHOMFirst 3 letters
Ends withOUSLast 3 letters
Unique letters8Repeats O
Vowel balance4 / 6Vowels / consonants

03 Word-game status

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How do you spell HOMOZYGOUS?

HOMOZYGOUS is spelled H-O-M-O-Z-Y-G-O-U-S. It contains 10 letters.