— heterozygosity /het'euh roh zuy gos"i tee/ , n.
/het'euhr euh zuy"geuhs/ , adj. Biol.
1. having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
2. of or pertaining to a heterozygote.
Also, heterozygotic /het'euh roh zuy got"ik/ .
[ 1900-05; HETERO- + Gk zygós, adj. deriv. of zygón yolk; see -OUS ]