het·er·o·zy·gote (h t  -r -z  gt)n. An organism that has different alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes. |
heterozygote [ˌhɛtərəʊˈzaɪgəʊt -ˈzɪgəʊt]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) an animal or plant that is heterozygous; a hybrid Compare homozygote
heterozygosis n
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| Noun | 1. | heterozygote - (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring fertilized ovum, zygote - (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) genetic science, genetics - the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms |
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