Look up: heterozygous

1. Heterozygous
   Genes of a specific pair (alleles) are different in an individual.
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2. Heterozygous
   When each allele of a gene pair (locus) are different from each other, they are known as heterozygous.
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3. Heterozygous
   Having a dominant and a recessive gene of a pair in the same cell or organism. An organism can be heterozygous for one or several genes.
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4. heterozygous
   (Variation and inheritance) having different alleles for a particular characteristic
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5. heterozygous
   [adj] - (genetics) having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci
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6. Heterozygous
   Heterozygous: Possessing two different forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. A person who is heterozygous is called a heterozygote or a gene carrier. Heterozygous is in contrast to homozygous, the possession of two identical copies of the same gene.
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7. heterozygous
   Containing two different alleles of the same gene. ... Compare: homozygous. ... (09 Oct 1997) ...
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8. heterozygous
   adjective having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci; `heterozygous for eye color`
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9. heterozygous
   heterozygosity, heterozygous The state of possessing different alleles (alternative forms of a gene that can occupy a particular chromosomal locus) at a given locus in regard to a given character.
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10. heterozygous
    Type: Term Pronunciation: het′ĕr-ō-zī′gŭs Definitions: 1. Having different alleles at a given locus on the pair of chromosomes present in the diploid state; for example, having a normal beta globin gene (coding for normal hemoglobin, Hb A) at locus p15.5 on one chromo...
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11. heterozygous
    In a living organism, having two different alleles for a given trait. In homozygous organisms, by contrast, both chromosomes carry the same allele. In an outbreeding population an individual organism will generally be heterozygous for some genes but homozygous for others. For example, in humans, alleles for both blue- and brown-pigmented ey...
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12. Heterozygous
    Differing alleles for a trait in an individual, such as Aa.
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13. HETEROZYGOUS
    Having inherited a different allele from each parent, at a given locus on a chromosome; contrasted with homozygous, in which the same allele for a given trait is inherited from both parents.
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14. Heterozygous
    Having two different alleles of a particular gene.
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15. Heterozygous
    carrying two different alleles of a gene.
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