HyperDic: heterozygous

English > 1 sense of the word heterozygous:
ADJECTIVEallheterozygoushaving dissimilar / dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
heterozygous > pronunciation
Soundshheh.terahzay'gahs
Rhymesabacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...
English > heterozygous: 1 sense > adjective 1
MeaningHaving dissimilar / dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci.
Example"heterozygous for eye color"
Categorygenetics, genetic scienceThe branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
OppositehomozygousHaving identical alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
Spanishheterozigoto
Nounsheterozygositythe state of being heterozygous

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