-zygous

  1. Suffix.  (biology) Having or originating from a specified state as a result of conditions in the zygote stage of development.
  2. Suffix.  (genetics) Having a specified state of allele pairs in the nucleus.
  3. Suffix.  (anatomy) Having a specified state of physical pairing of structures.

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