heterozygosity

American  

[het-er-oh-zahy-gahs-i-tee] / ˌhɛt ər oʊ zaɪˈgɑs ɪ ti /

noun

plural

heterozygosities

1. Genetics. the quality or fact of being heterozygous.

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Example Sentences

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

"This is evidenced by a high level of inbreeding and a reduction in heterozygosity."

From Science Daily

Next, the research team plans to delve deeper into the mechanisms underlying HLA heterozygosity's protective effects, with a focus on preclinical models of disease.

From Science Daily

This makes it easy to determine whether mutations occurred in one or both copies of a gene — states respectively known as heterozygosity and homozygosity.

From Nature

LOH, loss of heterozygosity; NA, not available. c, Bar graph depicting the proportion of cases per subgroup for which at least one driver event could be assigned.

From Nature