homozygous

adj. possessing identical forms of a gene (i.e., identical alleles) at a given genetic locus on each of a pair of homologous chromosomes. Either autosomal dominant (see dominant allele) or autosomal recessive (see recessive allele) conditions are expressed when the individual is homozygous for that condition. Compare heterozygous. —homozygote n.

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confidence limit

either of the values at the upper and lower ends of a confidence interval, which provide an estimated range for the value of a population parameter. Also called confidence bound.