HETEROZYGOTE


Meaning of HETEROZYGOTE in English

/ ˌhetərəˈzaɪgəʊt; NAmE -goʊt/ noun

( biology ) a living thing that has two varying forms of a particular gene , and whose young may therefore vary in a particular characteristic

►  het·ero·zy·gous / -gəs; NAmE / adjective

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