adj :  having or characterized by one or more genes (as in a genetic deficiency or in an X chromosome paired with a Y chromosome) that have no allelic counterparts hemi*zy*gos*i*ty n pl  -ties  
 
 
 
Similar sounding terms:  ho·mo·zy·gous 
 
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