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Definition 2024
Heterozygote
heterozygote
heterozygote
See also: Heterozygote and hétérozygote
English
Noun
heterozygote (plural heterozygotes)
- (genetics) A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.
- (biology) A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two types of offspring.
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Translations
a diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci
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