How many syllables in hemizygous?

There are 4 syllables in the word hemizygous.

How to pronounce hemizygous:

hemizygous (adjective):: having or characterized by one or more genes (as in a genetic deficiency or in an x chromosome paired with a y chromosome) that have no allelic counterparts

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