- monozygotic, monozygous
- SYN: unigerminal. See m. twins, under twin. [mono- + G. zygotos, yoked]
Medical dictionary. 2011.
monozygotic, monozygous
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monozygotic — [mä΄nə zī′gəsmä΄nō zī gät′ik] adj. of or from one fertilized egg, as identical twins: also monozygous [mä΄nə zī′gəs] … English World dictionary
monozygous — mono·zy·gous .män ə zī gəs, ( )mä näz ə gəs adj MONOZYGOTIC * * * mono·zy·gous (mon″o ziґgəs) monozygotic … Medical dictionary
monozygotic — monozygote /mon euh zuy goht/, n. /mon euh zuy got ik/, adj. developed from a single fertilized ovum, as identical twins. Also, monozygous /mon euh zuy geuhs/. [1915 20; MONO + ZYGOTIC] * * * … Universalium
monozygotic twins — see twins * * * monozygous twins two individuals developed from one zygote that divided into two embryos at an early stage (usually during the first eight days); the twins therefore have identical genomes. Called also enzygotic, identical, mono… … Medical dictionary
monozygous — adj. (Biology) pertaining to or derived from one zygote (also known as monozygotic) … English contemporary dictionary
monozygous — [ˌmɒnə(ʊ) zʌɪgəs] adjective another term for monozygotic. Derivatives monozygosity noun … English new terms dictionary
monozygotic twin — noun either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material) • Syn: ↑identical twin, ↑monozygous twin • Hypernyms: ↑twin • Hyponyms: ↑Siamese twin, ↑conjoined twin … Useful english dictionary
monozygous twin — noun either of two twins developed from the same fertilized ovum (having the same genetic material) • Syn: ↑identical twin, ↑monozygotic twin • Hypernyms: ↑twin • Hyponyms: ↑Siamese twin, ↑conjoined twin … Useful english dictionary
monozygous — “+|zīgəs, (ˈ)mä|näzə̇gəs adjective Etymology: mon + zygous : monozygotic … Useful english dictionary
unigerminal — Relating to a single germ or ovum, e.g., monozygotic. SYN: monogerminal, monozygotic, monozygous. * * * uni·ger·mi·nal (u″nĭ jurґmĭ nəl) 1. pertaining to a single germ or ovum. 2. monozygotic … Medical dictionary
