Associations to the word «Heterozygous»

Wiktionary

HETEROZYGOUS, adjective. Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene.

Dictionary definition

HETEROZYGOUS, adjective. Having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci; "heterozygous for eye color".

Wise words

Words, words, words! They shut one off from the universe. Three quarters of the time one's never in contact with things, only with the beastly words that stand for them.
Aldous Huxley