nullizygous [GENO_0000978]

A disomic zygosity quality inhering in a ‘single locus complement’ that is comprised of two non-functional copies of a gene. Loss of function may result from the gene being entirely missing via a deletion, or mutated in a way that eliminates its function.

nullizygous

ID: GENO_0000978

Class

A disomic zygosity quality inhering in a 'single locus complement' that is comprised of two non-functional copies of a gene. Loss of function may result from the gene being entirely missing via a deletion, or mutated in a way that eliminates its function.

Open in VFB 3D Browser →

Classification

Alternative Names

Synonym Scope Reference
homozygous null narrow synonym