homo-, hom- +

(Greek: same, equal, like, similar, common; one and the same)

This Greek prefix forms many scientific and other terms, often in opposition to hetero-. Don’t confuse this Greek homo- element with the Latin homo- which means “mankind”.

homotonous, homotonously, homotony
Having the same tone or sound; therefore, uniform in degree.
homotropic
A reference to a flower fertilized by its own pollen.
homotype (HOH muh tighp), homotypic
A part or organ similar to a preceding, succeeding, or opposite one in the same animal; such as, one of the legs or arms.
homoxeny, homoxenous
1. Requiring only one host in the life cycle; said of certain parasites.
2. Different parasites occupying the same host splecies.
homozoic
Pertaining to the same animal or the same species.
homozygosis
The formation of a zygote by the union of gametes that possess one or more identical alleles.

An allele is one member of a pair or series of genes that occupy a specific position on a specific chromosome.

homozygosity
Having two identical genes at the corresponding loci of homologous chromosomes.
homozygosity
The state of possessing a pair of identical alleles at a given locus.
homozygote, homozygous
Possessing a pair of identical alleles at a given locus or a cell or organism that has two of the same forms of a particular gene for something such as eye color.

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Inter-related cross references, directly or indirectly, involving word units dealing with "equal, identical, same, similar": auto-; emul-; equ-, equi-; homeo-; iso-; pari-; peer; rhomb-; syn-; tauto-.