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Homozygosity is an English word with synonyms like state or heterozygosity. Below you'll find 7 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.

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Homozygosity in a sentence

Homozygosity meaning

The condition of being homozygous.

Synonyms of Homozygosity

state heterozygosity

Related words

Other words often associated with Homozygosity or its synonyms:

land province government country commonwealth regime express nation authorities

Using Homozygosity

  • The main meaning on this page is: The condition of being homozygous.
  • Useful related words include: state, heterozygosity.
  • In the example corpus, homozygosity often appears in combinations such as: of homozygosity, homozygosity is, increasing homozygosity.

Context around Homozygosity

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 18.1 words
  • Position in the sentence: 3 start, 3 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 7 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

increasing 2× either 1×

Often after:

roh 1× sometimes 1×

Sentence patterns with Homozygosity

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

by increasing homozygosity and therefore 1× demonstrate either homozygosity or heterozygosity 1× homozygosity is the 1× increasing the homozygosity of alleles 1× rise in homozygosity is quantified 1× runs of homozygosity roh are 1× stretches of homozygosity sometimes millions 1× through increasing homozygosity 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

breeders must avoid 1× by consistently increasing 1× homozygosity is the 1× humans seealso effects 1× inbreeding exposes recessive 1× runs of homozygosity 1×

Common sentence endings:

alphabet in length 1× disease causing alleles 1× in genetic disorders 1× of the offspring 1× otherwise expressed recessiveness 1× through increasing homozygosity 1×

Words around Homozygosity

Just before it in the word index:

homowo 7 homovanillic 2 homotypic 2 homotopy 31 homotopic 2 homothallic 2

Just after it in the word index:

homozygote 3 homozygotes 3 homozygous 21 hompesch 2 homrich 2 homs 71

Similar in corpus frequency:

aad 10 aadhar 10 aaro 10 abels 10 abidin 10 abidine 10

Corpus analysis for Homozygosity

  • In this selection, "homozygosity" usually appears near the start of the sentence. The average example has 18.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, increasing, either, roh and sometimes stand out and add context to how "homozygosity" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include by increasing homozygosity and therefore and demonstrate either homozygosity or heterozygosity. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "homozygosity" sits close to words such as aad, aadhar and aaro, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with homozygosity

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Inbreeding exposes recessive alleles through increasing homozygosity. (7 words)

The overall rise in homozygosity is quantified by the inbreeding coefficient (f or φ). (14 words)

Breeders must avoid breeding from individuals that demonstrate either homozygosity or heterozygosity for disease causing alleles. (16 words)

Longer example sentences

Humans seeAlso Effects Inbreeding increases the chances of the expression of deleterious recessive alleles by increasing homozygosity and therefore has the potential to decrease the fitness of the offspring. (29 words)

By consistently increasing the homozygosity of alleles, the population is permitting the expression of these harmful alleles, resulting in genetic disorders. (21 words)

Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are long, connected stretches of homozygosity, sometimes millions of letters of the genetic alphabet in length. (20 words)

Example sentences (7)

Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are long, connected stretches of homozygosity, sometimes millions of letters of the genetic alphabet in length.

Breeders must avoid breeding from individuals that demonstrate either homozygosity or heterozygosity for disease causing alleles.

By consistently increasing the homozygosity of alleles, the population is permitting the expression of these harmful alleles, resulting in genetic disorders.

Homozygosity is the case where similar or identical alleles combine to express a trait that is not otherwise expressed (recessiveness).

Humans seeAlso Effects Inbreeding increases the chances of the expression of deleterious recessive alleles by increasing homozygosity and therefore has the potential to decrease the fitness of the offspring.

Inbreeding exposes recessive alleles through increasing homozygosity.

The overall rise in homozygosity is quantified by the inbreeding coefficient (f or φ).

Common combinations with homozygosity

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "homozygosity" in a sentence?
An example: "Runs of homozygosity (ROH) are long, connected stretches of homozygosity, sometimes millions of letters of the genetic alphabet in length." This page contains 7 example sentences with the word "homozygosity" from authentic English texts.
What does "homozygosity" mean?
Homozygosity means: The condition of being homozygous.
What are synonyms of "homozygosity"?
Common synonyms of "homozygosity" include: state, heterozygosity.
How many example sentences with "homozygosity" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 7 example sentences with "homozygosity", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.