heterozygous
Meanings
Adjective
- having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
- "heterozygous for eye color"
Adj
- Of an organism: having two different alleles in a given gene.
Origin / Etymology
From hetero- + -zygous.
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Scrabble Score: 28
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Words With Friends Score: 28
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