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Meaning of "zygosity" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ZYGOSITY

zygosity  [zaɪˈɡɒsɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ZYGOSITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Zygosity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ZYGOSITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Zygosity

Zygosity is the degree of similarity of the alleles for a trait in an organism. Most eukaryotes have two matching sets of chromosomes; that is, they are diploid. Diploid organisms have the same loci on each of their two sets of homologous chromosomes, except that the sequences at these loci may differ between the two chromosomes in a matching pair and that a few chromosomes may be mismatched as part of a chromosomal sex-determination system. If both alleles of a diploid organism are the same, the organism is homozygous at that locus. If they are different, the organism is heterozygous at that locus. If one allele is missing, it is hemizygous, and, if both alleles are missing, it is nullizygous. The DNA sequence of a gene often varies from one individual to another. Those variations are called alleles. While some genes have only one allele because there is low variation, others have only one allele because only that allele can function properly. Any variation from the DNA sequence of that allele will be fatal in the embryo, and the organism will never survive to be born. But most genes have two or more alleles.

Definition of zygosity in the English dictionary

The definition of zygosity in the dictionary is the similarity or differences between DNA sequences on the chromosomes of a fertilized egg.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ZYGOSITY


animosity
ˌænɪˈmɒsɪtɪ
atrocity
əˈtrɒsɪtɪ
curiosity
ˌkjʊərɪˈɒsɪtɪ
fabulosity
ˌfæbjʊˈlɒsɪtɪ
ferocity
fəˈrɒsɪtɪ
fungosity
fʌŋˈɡɒsɪtɪ
generosity
ˌdʒɛnəˈrɒsɪtɪ
grandiosity
ˌɡrændɪˈɒsɪtɪ
heterozygosity
ˌhetərəʊzaɪˈɡɒsɪtɪ
homozygosity
ˌhəʊməʊzaɪˈɡɒsɪtɪ
luminosity
ˌluːmɪˈnɒsɪtɪ
monstrosity
mɒnˈstrɒsɪtɪ
pomposity
pɒmˈpɒsɪtɪ
porosity
pɔːˈrɒsɪtɪ
reciprocity
ˌrɛsɪˈprɒsɪtɪ
religiosity
rɪˌlɪdʒɪˈɒsɪtɪ
rugosity
ruːˈɡɒsɪtɪ
tuberosity
ˌtjuːbəˈrɒsɪtɪ
velocity
vɪˈlɒsɪtɪ
viscosity
vɪsˈkɒsɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ZYGOSITY

zygomatic bone
zygomatic process
zygomorphic
zygomorphism
zygomorphous
zygomorphy
zygomycete
zygomycetous
zygon
zygophyllaceous
zygophyte
zygopleural
zygosis
zygosphene
zygospore
zygosporic
zygote
zygotene
zygotic
zygotically

WORDS THAT END LIKE ZYGOSITY

bellicosity
callosity
glutinosity
hyperviscosity
impetuosity
kinematic viscosity
microporosity
nebulosity
numerosity
schistosity
scrupulosity
serosity
sinuosity
speciosity
tediosity
tortuosity
unctuosity
university
varicosity
verbosity
virtuosity

Synonyms and antonyms of zygosity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «zygosity» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ZYGOSITY

Find out the translation of zygosity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of zygosity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «zygosity» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

接合性
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

cigosidad
570 millions of speakers

English

zygosity
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

zygosity
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلقيح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

зиготность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

zygosity
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

zygosity
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

zygosité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Zygosity
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Zygotie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

接合性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

zygosity
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Zygosity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

zygosity
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

zygosity
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

श्वजशीपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

zigosite
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

zigosità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zygotyczności
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

зиготность
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

zigozitatea
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ζυγωτίας
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

zygosity
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

zygositet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

zygosity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of zygosity

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ZYGOSITY»

The term «zygosity» is regularly used and occupies the 102.870 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ZYGOSITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about zygosity

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ZYGOSITY»

Discover the use of zygosity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to zygosity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mating-type Zygosity and Virulence in a Human Pathogenic ...
Candida albicans is an obligate diploid fungal pathogen of humans, and neither a complete sexual life cycle nor meiosis has been described.
Wei Wu, 2007
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Human Malformations and Related Anomalies
In practice, the zygosity of approximately 55% of twins can be determined by examination of their sex and placentation; further testing will be necessary to determine the zygosity of the remaining 45%.52 The ''questionnaire method'' assumes ...
Roger E. Stevenson Director, Judith G. Hall Professor of Pediatrics University of British Columbia, 2005
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Vogel and Motulsky's Human Genetics: Problems and Approaches
Appendix. 4. Diagnosis of Zygosity Diagnosis of Zygosity Using Genetic Markers. MZ twins, being genetically identical, show no differences either in sex or in any genetic markers. DZ twins, on the other hand, are no more similar than normal ...
Friedrich Vogel, 1997
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The Science of Mental Health: Personality and personality ...
p < .05, by x1, <Jf"l, vs. pairs wiih true zygosiry of MZ and perceived zygosity of DZ. " p < .01. by x?, df«l, vs. pairs with (rue zygosity of MZ and perceived zygosiry of DZ. *•* p < .001 by x1. df — 1. vs. pairs with true zygosity of MZ and perceived ...
Steven E. Hyman, 2001
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Multiple Pregnancy: Epidemiology, Gestation, and Perinatal ...
Considering the extent of these differences, any assessment of zygosity based solely on the number of placental disks is of little value. Rather, it is necessary and cru-cial to consider the number and structure of the membranes as well as the ...
Isaac Blickstein, Louis G. Keith, 2005
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Zygosity
High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Zygosity refers to the similarity of alleles for a trait in an organism. If both alleles are the same, the organism is homozygous for the trait.
Jesse Russell, Ronald Cohn, 2012
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Donald School Textbook of Ultrasound in Obstetrics and ...
THE LIMITS OF ZYGOSITY TESTING: POSTNATAL IMPORTANCE The estimation of MZ twins is frequently based on the number of MC twins observed in obstetric ultrasound. Although all MC placentas correspond to MZ twins and all twin ...
Asim Kurjak, Frank A Chervenak, 2011
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The Everything Twins, Triplets, And More Book: From Seeing ...
Most people are familiar with the terms identical and fraternal, but the categorizations don't represent twin type as accurately as the more scientific classifications of zygosity. Scientifically speaking, there are two basic types of multiples.
Pamela Fierro, 2005
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An Epidemiologic Investigation of California Twins
Introduction In twin studies examination of concordance rates between zygosity groups is used as a means to identify the contributions of genetic and environmental factors to the development of a given condition. Where twin zygosity has not ...
Jill H. Hardin, 2008
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Infancy to Early Childhood : Genetic and Environmental ...
Child sex by zygosity ZYGOSITY DETERMINATION Zygosity of the twins was determined through aggregation of independent tester ratings across test locations and test ages. At each in-person test, including earlier year-one tests, testers ...
Denver Robert N. Emde Professor of Psychiatry University of Colorado Health Science Center, Boulder John K. Hewitt Professor of Psychology University of Colorado, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ZYGOSITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term zygosity is used in the context of the following news items.
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EasyDNA Australia collaborates with Not for Profit Organisation, The …
As part of the collaboration between the Australia Twin Registry and EasyDNA, the company provided a special price to the ATR members for the Twin Zygosity ... «PRWire, Jul 15»
2
Why genetic testing is doubly important for twins
The study investigated the accuracy of genetic identity of junior and adult twins, and whether knowing zygosity was important to twins. The study has provided ... «The Age, Jul 15»
3
Genetics of rapid eye movement sleep in humans
Prerequisites for inclusion and determination of zygosity are described in detail elsewhere. Owing to technical reasons (high EEG amplitude differences in ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Double-checking twins can be a lifesaving move
The team found that misdiagnoses of twins' “zygosity” were commonplace, fuelled by a laissez faire attitude and a misconception that identical siblings always ... «The Australian, Jun 15»
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Table 2. Variants identified by next-generation sequencing of the …
... chromosome; GWAS, genome-wide association study; Hom, homozygosity; Het, heterozygosity; NA, not available; UTR, untranslated region; Zyg., zygosity. «Medscape, Jun 15»
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Genome-wide methylation study on depression: differential …
The zygosity of the pairs was determined by genotyping 16 highly polymorphic microsatellite loci from DNA samples (SSRs; PowerPlex 16 System; Promega, ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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A Call to Arms: The Future of Psychiatry is at Stake
Zygosity has been determined using a standard zygosity questionnaire which has shown 95% accuracy (Price et al. 2000). TEDS families were invited to take ... «Mad In America, Jan 15»
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Genetic factors may contribute to insomnia in children, teens
... 8 and 18 years: 739 monozygotic pairs, 672 dizygotic pairs and one pair with unknown zygosity. Participants were followed up at three additional time points. «ScienceBlog.com, Jan 15»
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Identical Twin Test
The DNA Worldwide Twin Zygosity test looks at specific genetic markers to determine the nature of the relationship between twins. It's quick and can be done in ... «DNA Worldwide, Nov 14»
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Identical triplet boys born to Mildenhall parents against odds of two …
The 'zygosity' test results showed Ross, Nial, and Eden to be identical triplets, a situation so rare that Clare said the lack of research into it makes statistics ... «Bury Free Press, Sep 14»

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