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hemizygote

[ hem-i-zahy-goht, -zig-oht ]

noun

, Genetics.
  1. an individual having only one of a given pair of genes.

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  • hem·i·zy·gous [hem-i-, zahy, -g, uh, s], adjective

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Word History and Origins

Origin of hemizygote1

First recorded in 1930–35; hemi- + zygote

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