ALL meanings of heterozygote
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H h - noun heterozygote a hybrid containing genes for two unlike forms of a characteristic, and therefore not breeding true to type. 1
- noun heterozygote An individual having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes, and so giving rise to varying offspring. 1
- noun heterozygote an animal or plant that is heterozygous; a hybrid 0
- noun heterozygote 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 0
- noun heterozygote (genetics) A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci. 0
- noun heterozygote (biology) A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two types of offspring. 0