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heterozygosity

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het·er·o·zy·gous  (htr--zgs)
adj.
1. Having different alleles at one or more corresponding chromosomal loci.
2. Of or relating to a heterozygote.
heter·o·zy·gosi·ty (--r-z-gs-t)
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Noun1.heterozygosity - the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene
state - the way something is with respect to its main attributes; "the current state of knowledge"; "his state of health"; "in a weak financial state"
homozygosity - the state of being homozygous; having two identical alleles of the same gene


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