azygous
Pronunciation: /eɪˈzaɪɡəs/
The English word “azygous” has 2 meanings listed here.
adjective
- Odd; not one of a pair; single.
- In genetics, not containing a specific allele of a gene, or only having wild type alleles (cf. heterozygous, homozygous).
Etymology
From a- + -zygous.
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