hemizygote

[ hem-i-zahy-goht, -zig-oht ]
/ ˌhɛm ɪˈzaɪ goʊt, -ˈzɪg oʊt /

noun Genetics.

an individual having only one of a given pair of genes.

Origin of hemizygote

First recorded in 1930–35; hemi- + zygote

OTHER WORDS FROM hemizygote

hem·i·zy·gous [hem-i-zahy-guh s] /ˌhɛm ɪˈzaɪ gəs/, adjective

Medical definitions for hemizygote

hemizygote
[ hĕm′ĭ-zīgōt′ ]

n.

An individual that is hemizygous with respect to one or more specified genes.