Meaning Of The Word Heterozygous

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What's The Definition Of Heterozygous?

heterozygous in American English
adjective: having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic

heterozygous in British English
adjective: (of an organism) having different alleles for any one gene

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