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.

Origin of heterozygote

First recorded in 1900–05; hetero- + zygote

Words nearby heterozygote

heteroxanthine, heteroxenous, heteroxenous parasite, heterozygosis, heterozygosity, heterozygote, heterozygous, heth, He that is not with me is against me, hetman, hetmanate

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Example sentences from the Web for heterozygote

If the individual was really a heterozygote, approximately fifty per cent.
Being Well-Born|Michael F. Guyer
In this character, then, dominance almost always fails to show itself in the heterozygote and often fails in pure dominants.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport
The heterozygote produced by crossing these forms is intermediate in size and appearance.
Mendelism|Reginald Crundall Punnett
But in a heterozygote potency is usually more or less reduced.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport

Some are probably matings of two heterozygotes, others of two recessives, and others still of a recessive with a heterozygote.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport

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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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.

单词	heterozygote
释义	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. Origin of heterozygote First recorded in 1900–05; hetero- + zygote Words nearby heterozygote heteroxanthine, heteroxenous, heteroxenous parasite, heterozygosis, heterozygosity, heterozygote, heterozygous, heth, He that is not with me is against me, hetman, hetmanate Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heterozygote If the individual was really a heterozygote, approximately fifty per cent. Being Well-Born\|Michael F. Guyer In this character, then, dominance almost always fails to show itself in the heterozygote and often fails in pure dominants. Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl\|Charles Benedict Davenport The heterozygote produced by crossing these forms is intermediate in size and appearance. Mendelism\|Reginald Crundall Punnett But in a heterozygote potency is usually more or less reduced. Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl\|Charles Benedict Davenport Some are probably matings of two heterozygotes, others of two recessives, and others still of a recessive with a heterozygote. Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl\|Charles Benedict Davenport 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 Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 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. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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