Definition of heterozygote Heterozygote
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We found 4 definitions of heterozygote from 3 different sources.
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What does heterozygote mean?
WordNet
NounPlural: heterozygotes |
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| heterozygote - (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring | ||
| fertilized ovum, zygote (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) | ||
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Wiktionary 
- heterozygote (Noun)
A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci. - heterozygote (Noun)
A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two types of offspring.
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heterozygote
An individual organism that possesses different alleles at a locus.
