heterozygote

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Noun

heterozygote (plural heterozygotes)

1. (genetics) A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.
2. (biology) A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two types of offspring.

Related terms

• heterozygous

Translations

• French: hétérozygote
• German: Heterozygot
• Italian: eterozigote
• Portuguese: heterozigoto
• Russian: гетерозиго́та
• Spanish: heterocigoto

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