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heterozygote Definition


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heterozygote
noun
    1. genetics.
      A zygote or individual containing two different alleles, one dominant and one recessive, for a particular gene, and which may therefore produce offspring that differ from the parent with respect to that gene.
Etymology: Early 20c.



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