Meaning Of The Word Heterozygote

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Heterozygote Definition
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What's The Definition Of Heterozygote?

heterozygote in American English
a plant or animal having two different alleles at a single locus on a chromosome, and hence not breeding true for the particular character involved; hybrid
noun: a hybrid containing genes for two unlike forms of a characteristic, and therefore not breeding true to type

heterozygote in British English
noun: an animal or plant that is heterozygous; a hybrid

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