HETEROZYGOUS
(adj.)Definitions
There is 1 meaning of the word
Heterozygous.
Heterozygous - as an adjective
Having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
Example: "Heterozygous for eye color"
Antonyms (Opposite Meaning)
homozygousExample Sentences
"A heterozygous individual carries two different alleles for a particular gene."
"In genetics, heterozygous refers to a genotype that has two different alleles at a specific locus."
"Being heterozygous for a genetic disorder means that an individual has one normal allele and one mutated allele."
"Heterozygous parents can produce offspring with a homozygous dominant, heterozygous, or homozygous recessive genotype."
"In a heterozygous individual, one allele may be expressed more dominantly than the other."
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