a living thing that has two varying forms of a particular gene, and whose young may therefore vary in a particular characteristic
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NAmE//ˌhɛt̮ərəˈzaɪɡəs//
adjectiveSee heterozygote in the Oxford Advanced Learner's DictionaryCheck pronunciation: heterozygote