heterozygous

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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
heterozygote /ˌhɛt(ə)rə(ʊ)ˈzʌɪgəʊt/

▶noun Genetics an individual having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes, and so giving rise to varying offspring. Compare with homozygote.

– derivatives
heterozygosity noun,
heterozygous adjective.

'heterozygous' also found in these Oxford entries:

dihybrid - heterozygote - monohybrid

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