An individual whose chromosomes bear identical genes of a given allelic pair or series. Homozygotes produce only one kind of gamete with respect to a particular locus and, therefore, “breed true.”
Homozygote
The American Daylily Society
An individual whose chromosomes bear identical genes of a given allelic pair or series. Homozygotes produce only one kind of gamete with respect to a particular locus and, therefore, “breed true.”