heterozygosity
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This provided the first-ever evidence of heterozygosity -- two versions of a gene -- preserved in proteins that are 2 million years old.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 1, 2025
"This is evidenced by a high level of inbreeding and a reduction in heterozygosity."
From Science Daily ● Nov. 19, 2024
Chromosome arm-level gains, losses, and loss of heterozygosity were manually annotated using coverage plots from ACEseq that include BAF plots for loss of heterozygosity detection.
From Nature ● Jul. 18, 2017
Despite the strong bias towards heterozygosity in these regions, a small proportion of either homozygous haplotype was always present, suggesting that there are genetic backgrounds in which homozygosity of any particular gene is not lethal.
From Nature ● Jun. 10, 2014
Furthermore, heterozygosity in Mukisi is much lower, suggesting a reduced population size in the eastern species.
From Nature ● Mar. 7, 2012
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