Term: hemizygous
Literally meaning: half double, single
Origin: Anc Greek
ημι-/hemi(=prefix meaning half)
ζυγός/zygos(=yoke, doubled)
Coined/History
Definition
Hemizigosity is the state of having only one of a pair of alleles as genes alleles on the single X chromosome in the human males.
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