Associations to the word «Heterozygote»

Wiktionary

HETEROZYGOTE, noun. (genetics) A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.
HETEROZYGOTE, noun. (biology) A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two types of offspring.

Dictionary definition

HETEROZYGOTE, noun. (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring.

Wise words

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Paul Gauguin