AZYGOUS | • azygous adj. (Biology) odd; not one of a pair; single. • AZYGOUS adj. not being one of a pair. |
DIZYGOUS | • dizygous adj. Dizygotic. • DIZYGOUS adj. developed from two fertilized ova. |
AZYGOUSLY | • AZYGOUS adv. not being one of a pair. |
AUTOLYZING | • autolyzing v. Present participle of autolyze. • AUTOLYZE v. to break down tissue by enzyme action, also AUTOLYSE. |
HEMIZYGOUS | • hemizygous adj. (Genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism. • HEMIZYGOUS adj. having one or more genes that have no allelic counterparts. |
HOMOZYGOUS | • homozygous adj. Of an organism in which both copies of a given gene have the same allele. • HOMOZYGOUS adj. inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
MONOZYGOUS | • monozygous adj. Synonym of monozygotic. • MONOZYGOUS adj. developed from one zygote only, also MONOZYGOTIC. |
ZYGOCACTUS | • zygocactus n. Any cactus in the genus Schlumbergera (previously Zygocactus). • Zygocactus prop.n. (Obsolete) A taxonomic genus within the family Cactaceae – now Schlumbergera. • ZYGOCACTUS n. a genus of Brazilian cactus, aka the Christmas cactus. |
ZYGOPLEURAL | • zygopleural adj. (Biology) Having bilateral symmetry. • ZYGOPLEURAL adj. bilaterally symmetrical. |
HETEROZYGOUS | • heterozygous adj. Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene. • HETEROZYGOUS adj. having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci. |
HOMOZYGOUSLY | • homozygously adv. In a homozygous manner. • HOMOZYGOUS adv. inheriting a given genetic factor from both parents. |
ZYGOCACTUSES | • ZYGOCACTUS n. a genus of Brazilian cactus, aka the Christmas cactus. |
ZYGOMORPHOUS | • zygomorphous adj. Zygomorphic. • ZYGOMORPHOUS adj. bilaterally symmetrical, also ZYGOMORPHIC. |
ZYGOMYCETOUS | • zygomycetous adj. Of or relating to the zygomycetes. • ZYGOMYCETOUS adj. of or like a zygomycete, one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |
ZYGODACTYLOUS | • zygodactylous adj. (Ornithology) Having two toes pointing forward, and two toes pointing backward. • ZYGODACTYLOUS adj. of or like a zygodactyl, having two toes pointing forward and two backwards. |
AUTOCATALYZING | • autocatalyzing v. Present participle of autocatalyze. • AUTOCATALYZE v. to subject to autocatalysis, also AUTOCATALYSE. |
UNRECOGNIZABLY | • unrecognizably adv. Beyond recognition. • UNRECOGNIZABLE adv. not recognizable, also UNRECOGNISABLE. |
ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS | • zygophyllaceous adj. (Botany) Of or relating to the family Zygophyllaceae of bean-capers, caltrops, and related plants. • ZYGOPHYLLACEOUS adj. belonging to the Zygophyllaceae, the bean caper family. |