homozygosity

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Meaning

the state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene

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

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

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. Source: Internet

Inbreeding exposes recessive alleles through increasing homozygosity. Source: Internet

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

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