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Definition of heterozygous adjective from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

heterozygous

adjective
 
/ˌhetərəˈzaɪɡəs/
 
/ˌhetərəˈzaɪɡəs/
(biology)
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  1. (of a living thing) having two varying forms of a particular gene, with young that may therefore vary in a particular characteristic
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noun
 
 
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