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Where does “zygosis” come from?

zygosis (English) comes from English -osis, from New Latin -osis — dative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine...

zygosis (English): The union of gametes to form a zygote;...

Definitions

  1. The union of gametes to form a zygote;...

Ancestry of “zygosis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1English-osisfunctional disease or condition such as...
2New Latin-osisdative masculine plural of -ōsus; dative feminine...

Words derived from “zygosis”

  • homozygosis
  • heterozygosis
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