heterozygous

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Contents

1 English
- 1.1 Etymology
- 1.2 Adjective
  - 1.2.1 Related terms

English [edit]

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Zygosity

Etymology [edit]

hetero- + -zygous

Adjective [edit]

heterozygous (not comparable)

of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene

Related terms [edit]

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