ANTISYZYGY | • antisyzygy n. The presence of dueling polarities within one entity, thought of as typical for the Scottish psyche and literature. • ANTISYZYGY n. a union of opposites. |
AZYGOSPORE | • azygospore n. A agametic zygospore. • AZYGOSPORE n. a thick-walled spore produced by parthenogenesis in certain algae and fungi. |
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. |
HOMOZYGOTE | • homozygote n. (Genetics) A diploid individual that has equal alleles at one or more genetic loci. • HOMOZYGOTE n. an organism or cell having the same alleles for a particular inherited characteristic. |
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. |
ZYGANTRUMS | • ZYGANTRUM n. (Greek) extra vertebral articulation in snakes and some lizards. |
ZYGOBRANCH | • zygobranch n. A zygobranchiate mollusc. • ZYGOBRANCH n. a type of gastropod having paired, symmetrically placed gills, also ZYGOBRANCHIATE. |
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. |
ZYGODACTYL | • zygodactyl adj. Having two toes pointing forward, and two pointing backward; zygodactylous. • zygodactyl n. (Ornithology) Any bird with toes of this kind, such as the parrot. • ZYGODACTYL adj. having two toes pointing forward and two backwards. |
ZYGOMATICS | • zygomatics n. Plural of zygomatic. • ZYGOMATIC n. the cheek bone. |
ZYGOMORPHY | • zygomorphy n. The quality of being zygomorphic. • ZYGOMORPHY n. the state of having flowers symmetrical about one axis. |
ZYGOMYCETE | • zygomycete n. (Biology) An organism of the phylum Zygomycota. • ZYGOMYCETE n. one of a group of fungi marked by the production of zygospores. |
ZYGOPHYTES | • zygophytes n. Plural of zygophyte. • ZYGOPHYTE n. a plant that reproduces by the union of two similar cells. |
ZYGOSITIES | • zygosities n. Plural of zygosity. • ZYGOSITY n. the makeup of a zygote. |
ZYGOSPERMS | • zygosperms n. Plural of zygosperm. • ZYGOSPERM n. a spore formed by union of two similar cells, also ZYGOSPORE. |
ZYGOSPHENE | • zygosphene n. (Anatomy) A median process on the front part of the neural arch of the vertebrae of most snakes and… • ZYGOSPHENE n. a median process on the front part of the neural arch of the vertebrae of most snakes and some lizards, which fits into a fossa, called the zygantrum, on the back part of the arch in front. |
ZYGOSPORES | • zygospores n. Plural of zygospore. • ZYGOSPORE n. a spore formed by union of two similar cells, also ZYGOSPERM. |
ZYGOSPORIC | • zygosporic adj. Relating to a zygospore. • ZYGOSPORIC adj. of or like a zygospore, a spore formed by union of two similar cells. |