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In a living organism, having two identical
alleles for a given trait. Individuals
homozygous for a trait always breed true;
that is, they produce offspring that resemble
them in appearance when bred with a
genetically similar individual; inbred
varieties or species are homozygous for
almost all traits. Recessive alleles are only
expressed in the homozygous condition. See
also heterozygous.