- autozygous
- Denoting genes in a homozygote that are copies of the identical ancestral gene as a result of a consanguineous mating. [auto- + G. zygotos, yoked]
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au·to·zy·gous (aw″to-ziґgəs) homozygous at a locus by virtue of descent of the alleles from a common ancestor.
Medical dictionary. 2011.