heterozygous

Variant of heterozygote

heterozygote definition

hetero·zy·gote (-zī′gōt′)

noun

a plant or animal having two different alleles at a single locus on a chromosome, and hence not breeding true for the particular character involved; hybrid

Etymology: hetero- + zygote

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