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The runs of homozygosity within isolated Wrangel Island mammoths were four times as great as those before sea levels rose.
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Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 29 June 2024
When researchers compared the Altai Neanderthal’s two genomes, there were long segments of practically identical DNA — runs of homozygosity.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2019
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Jeanne Timmons, Ars Technica, 29 June 2024
When researchers compared the Altai Neanderthal’s two genomes, there were long segments of practically identical DNA — runs of homozygosity.
—Bridget Alex, Discover Magazine, 23 Feb. 2019
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“Homozygosity.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/homozygosity. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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homozygosity
noun
ho·mo·zy·gos·i·ty
ˌhō-mə-zī-ˈgäs-ət-ē 
: the state of being homozygous
Medical Definition
homozygosity
noun
ho·mo·zy·gos·i·ty
-ˈgäs-ət-ē
plural homozygosities
: the state of being homozygous
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