heterozygous

[ het-er-uh-zahy-guhs ]

/ ˌhɛt ər əˈzaɪ gəs /

adjective Biology.

having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.

of or relating to a heterozygote.

Also het·er·o·zy·got·ic

[het-uh-roh-zahy-got-ik]. /ˌhɛt ə roʊ zaɪˈgɒt ɪk/.

Origin of heterozygous

1900–05; hetero- + Greek zygós, adj. derivative of zygón yolk; see -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM heterozygous

het·er·o·zy·gos·i·ty

[het-uh-roh-zahy-gos-i-tee], /ˌhɛt ə roʊ zaɪˈgɒs ɪ ti/, noun

Words nearby heterozygous

heteroxenous, heteroxenous parasite, heterozygosis, heterozygosity, heterozygote, heterozygous, heth, He that is not with me is against me, hetman, hetmanate, hettie

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Example sentences from the Web for heterozygous

Similarly, heterozygous low nostril (table 47) should give, on our hypothesis, 50 per cent low nostril.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport
There exists repulsion between the factors G and F in a zygote which is heterozygous for them both.
Mendelism|Reginald Crundall Punnett
The question of the heterozygous nature of the female sex, fully discussed by Goodale, will be considered by me in another place.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport
This heterozygous bar female is always readily distinguishable from the normal, but can not always be separated from the pure bar.
Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila|Thomas Hunt Morgan

Goodale, 1909, has shown that in Plymouth Rocks males may be and females usually are heterozygous in barring.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl|Charles Benedict Davenport

British Dictionary definitions for heterozygous

heterozygous

/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈzaɪɡəs) /

adjective

genetics (of an organism) having different alleles for any one geneheterozygous for eye colour Compare homozygous

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Medical definitions for heterozygous

heterozygous

[ hĕt′ər-ə-zī′gəs ]

adj.

Having different alleles at one or more corresponding chromosomal loci.

Of or relating to a heterozygote.

Scientific definitions for heterozygous

heterozygous

[ hĕt′ər-ə-zī′gəs ]

Relating to a cell that has two different alleles at corresponding positions on homologous chromosomes. Compare homozygous.

单词	heterozygous
释义	heterozygous [ het-er-uh-zahy-guhs ] / ˌhɛt ər əˈzaɪ gəs / adjective Biology. having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic. of or relating to a heterozygote. Also het·er·o·zy·got·ic [het-uh-roh-zahy-got-ik]. /ˌhɛt ə roʊ zaɪˈgɒt ɪk/. Origin of heterozygous 1900–05; hetero- + Greek zygós, adj. derivative of zygón yolk; see -ous OTHER WORDS FROM heterozygous het·er·o·zy·gos·i·ty [het-uh-roh-zahy-gos-i-tee], /ˌhɛt ə roʊ zaɪˈgɒs ɪ ti/, noun Words nearby heterozygous heteroxenous, heteroxenous parasite, heterozygosis, heterozygosity, heterozygote, heterozygous, heth, He that is not with me is against me, hetman, hetmanate, hettie Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for heterozygous Similarly, heterozygous low nostril (table 47) should give, on our hypothesis, 50 per cent low nostril. Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl\|Charles Benedict Davenport There exists repulsion between the factors G and F in a zygote which is heterozygous for them both. Mendelism\|Reginald Crundall Punnett The question of the heterozygous nature of the female sex, fully discussed by Goodale, will be considered by me in another place. Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl\|Charles Benedict Davenport This heterozygous bar female is always readily distinguishable from the normal, but can not always be separated from the pure bar. Sex-linked Inheritance in Drosophila\|Thomas Hunt Morgan Goodale, 1909, has shown that in Plymouth Rocks males may be and females usually are heterozygous in barring. Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl\|Charles Benedict Davenport British Dictionary definitions for heterozygous heterozygous / (ˌhɛtərəʊˈzaɪɡəs) / adjective genetics (of an organism) having different alleles for any one geneheterozygous for eye colour Compare homozygous Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for heterozygous heterozygous [ hĕt′ər-ə-zī′gəs ] adj. Having different alleles at one or more corresponding chromosomal loci. Of or relating to a heterozygote. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. Scientific definitions for heterozygous heterozygous [ hĕt′ər-ə-zī′gəs ] Relating to a cell that has two different alleles at corresponding positions on homologous chromosomes. Compare homozygous. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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