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

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