heterozygote

[ het-er-uh-zahy-goht, -zig-oht ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈzaɪ goʊt, -ˈzɪg oʊt /

noun Genetics.

a hybrid containing genes for two unlike forms of a characteristic, and therefore not breeding true to type.

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Origin of heterozygote

First recorded in 1900–05; hetero- + zygote

Words nearby heterozygote

heteroxanthine, heteroxenous, heteroxenous parasite, heterozygosis, heterozygosity, heterozygote, heterozygous, heth, hetian, hetman, hetmanate
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British Dictionary definitions for heterozygote

heterozygote
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈzaɪɡəʊt, -ˈzɪɡəʊt) /

noun

an animal or plant that is heterozygous; a hybridCompare homozygote

Derived forms of heterozygote

heterozygosis, noun
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Medical definitions for heterozygote

heterozygote
[ hĕt′ə-rō-zī′gōt′ ]

n.

An organism that has different alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.
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