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heterozygous

/ˌhɛtəroʊˈzɪɡəs/ adjective · British & US
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What does heterozygous mean?

adjective

Having two different forms of a gene, one inherited from each parent, resulting in a mixture of the two forms.

Example

"The geneticist studied the heterozygous offspring of the two parents to understand the inheritance of the trait."

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