Psychology Dictionary
  • Psychology Resources
  1. Home
  2. homozygous

homozygous

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.

Related Terms

Research Diagnostic Criteria (RDC)

Sorry, "research-diagnostic-criteria-rdc" is not in the Dictionary of Psychology...

peeping Tom

peeping Tom slang for a voyeur (see voyeurism), derived fro...

craniostenosis

craniostenosis n. a skull deformity caused by premature clo...

haptic perception

haptic perception perception by active touch and intentiona...

path diagram

path diagram a figure describing the hypothesized relations...

hemichorea

hemichorea n. a disorder involving choreic movements on onl...

Quick Info

Category Psychology Term
Definitions 1
First Letter H

Browse by Letter


A
B
C
D
E
F
G
H
I
J
K
L
M
N
O
P
Q
R
S
T
U
V
W
X
Y
Z

© 2025 PsychologyDB.com All rights reserved.

Terms Sitemap Contact