Biology
zygon
Term: zygon
Literally meaning: ?yoke?
Origin: Anc Greek
?????/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double)
Coined/History
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Definition
Zygon is the H shaped fissure of the brain.
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Zygodactyl Or Zygodactylous
Term: zygodactyl or zygodactylous Literally meaning: ?paired toes? Origin: Anc Greek?????/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double)+????????/dactylos(=finger) > ???????/deictes(=index finger) + ????/ero(=lift, rise) Coined/History(?) DefinitionZygodactyl...
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Zygomatic (adj)
Term: zygomatic Literally meaning: ?doubled, paired, yoked? Origin: Anc Greek?????/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double) Coined/History(?) DefinitionA zygomatic can refer to:1. zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch (bone...
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Zygoma
Term: zygoma Literally meaning: ?paired? Origin: Anc Greek?????/zygos(=yoke, the joining between two, double)Coined/History(?) DefinitionA general term that can refer to:1. zygomatic bone or zygomatic arch (bone beneathe...
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Hemizygosity
Term: hemizygosityLiterally meaning: half double, singleOrigin: Anc Greek???-/hemi(=prefix meaning half)???????/zygotia(=zigosity meaning the state of genes for a trait in diploids) > ?????/zygos(=yoke, doubled)Coined/HistoryIn 1905 by by British...
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Hemizygous
Term: hemizygousLiterally meaning: half double, singleOrigin: Anc Greek???-/hemi(=prefix meaning half)?????/zygos(=yoke, doubled)Coined/HistoryIn 1905 by by a British geneticist W Bateson (1861 ?1926)Definition Hemizigosity is the state of having only...
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