1902, from homo- (1) "same" + zygote + -ous. Related: homozygote (1902).
these two fruit flies are homozygous for red eye color
homophobic
homophone
homophony
homosexual
homosexuality
homozygous
homuncular
homunculus
homy
hon
honcho
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