(of an organism) having different alleles for any one gene
heterozygous for eye colour
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Sequencing of these amplicons revealed heterozygous in-frame deletions in six cases.
Hayes Schantel, Kiupel Matti, Bartlett Elizabeth, Gregory-Bryson Emmalena, Yuzbasiyan-GurkanVilma 2010, 'Canine and human gastrointestinal stromal tumors display similar mutations in c-KITexon 11', BMC Cancerhttp://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2407/10/559. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All the mutations were found in heterozygous state.
Naresh Kumar Hanchate, Paolo Giacobini, Pierre Lhuillier, Jyoti Parkash, Cécile Espy,Corinne Fouveaut, Chrystel Leroy, Stéphanie Baron, Céline Campagne, Charlotte Vanacker,Francis Collier, Corinne Cruaud, Vincent Meyer, Alfons García-Piñero, Didier Dewailly,Christine Cortet-Rudelli, Ksenija Gersak, Chantal Metz, Gérard Chabrier, Michel Pugeat,Jacques Young, Jean-Pierre Hardelin, Vincent Prevot, Catherine Dodé 2012, 'SEMA3A, a gene involved in axonal pathfinding, is mutated in patients with Kallmannsyndrome.', PLoS Geneticshttp://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3426548?pdf=render. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
These alterations were related closely to the genomic structure and heterozygous status among accessions.
Wanshan Xiong, Xiaorong Li, Donghui Fu, Jiaqin Mei, Qinfei Li, Guanyuan Lu, LunwenQian, Yin Fu, Joseph Onwusemu Disi, Jiana Li, Wei Qian 2013, 'DNA Methylation Alterations at 5′-CCGG Sites in the Interspecific and IntraspecificHybridizations Derived from Brassica rapa and B. napus', PLoS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0065946. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
All individuals are heterozygous at the loci.
Alexey P. Ryskov, Fedor A. Osipov, Andrey V. Omelchenko, Seraphima K. Semyenova, AnastasiyaE. Girnyk, Vitaly I. Korchagin, Andrey A. Vergun, Robert W. Murphy 2017, 'The origin of multiple clones in the parthenogenetic lizard species Darevskia rostombekowi',PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0185161. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
We found a significant negative inbreeding coefficient, suggesting active farmer selection for heterozygous individuals.
Souhila Moussouni, Jean-Christophe Pintaud, Yves Vigouroux, Nadia Bouguedoura 2017, 'Diversity of Algerian oases date palm (Phoenix dactylifera L., Arecaceae): Heterozygoteexcess and cryptic structure suggest farmer management had a major impact on diversity',PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0175232. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Gait parameters in heterozygous animals did not differ from wild-type littermates.
James W. Connell, Rachel Allison, Evan Reid 2016, 'Quantitative Gait Analysis Using a Motorized Treadmill System Sensitively DetectsMotor Abnormalities in Mice Expressing ATPase Defective Spastin', PLOS ONE10.1371/journal.pone.0152413. Retrieved from PLOS CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
However, two heterozygous loci were observed from the chromatogram.
R. Lakshmi, K. K. Jayavardhanan, T. V. Aravindakshan 2016, 'Characterization of promoter sequence of toll-like receptor genes in Vechur cattle',Veterinary Worldhttp://www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.9/June-2016/15.pdf. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)