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heterozygous

[het-er-uh-zahy-guhs]

het·er·o·zy·gous

[het-er-uh-zahy-guhs]
adjective Biology.
1.
having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
2.
of or pertaining to a heterozygote.
Also, het·er·o·zy·got·ic [het-uh-roh-zahy-got-ik] .


Origin:
1900–05; hetero- + Greek zygós, adj. derivative of zygón yolk; see -ous

het·er·o·zy·gos·i·ty [het-uh-roh-zahy-gos-i-tee] , noun
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Heterozygous is always a great word to know.
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subject to different laws of growth or specialization
transfer of information from one cell or molecule to another, as by chemical or electrical signals
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heterozygous (ˌhɛtərəʊˈzaɪɡəs)
 
adj
genetics Compare homozygous (of an organism) having different alleles for any one gene: heterozygous for eye colour

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heterozygous het·er·o·zy·gous (hět'ər-ə-zī'gəs)
adj.

  1. Having different alleles at one or more corresponding chromosomal loci.

  2. Of or relating to a heterozygote.

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heterozygous   (hět'ər-ə-zī'gəs)  Pronunciation Key 
Relating to a cell that has two different alleles at corresponding positions on homologous chromosomes. Compare homozygous.
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