ALL meanings of hemizygous
hem·i·zy·gote
H h - noun hemizygous (genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism. 1
- noun hemizygous an individual having only one of a given pair of genes. 1
- adjective hemizygous (of a chromosome or gene) not having a homologue; not paired in a diploid cell 0
- adjective hemizygous being or having a gene, esp. one on the X chromosome, that lacks an allelic complement and which therefore always expresses the trait which it carries 0