heterozygote
[ het-er-uh-zahy-goht, -zig-oht ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈzaɪ goʊt, -ˈzɪg oʊt /
noun Genetics.
a hybrid containing genes for two unlike forms of a characteristic, and therefore not breeding true to type.
Words nearby heterozygote
heteroxanthine,
heteroxenous,
heteroxenous parasite,
heterozygosis,
heterozygosity,
heterozygote,
heterozygous,
heth,
hetian,
hetman,
hetmanate
Example sentences from the Web for heterozygotes
Again, in F2 we see reappearing the high ancestral toe-numbers (practically lost in the heterozygotes of F1, table 12, b).
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl |Charles Benedict DavenportDo the 4-toed heterozygotes produce a larger proportion of imperfect dominants in F2 than the 5-toed heterozygotes?
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl |Charles Benedict DavenportNext, the heterozygotes of F1 (table 46), may be appealed to; but they will give no critical answer.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl |Charles Benedict DavenportSome are probably matings of two heterozygotes, others of two recessives, and others still of a recessive with a heterozygote.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl |Charles Benedict Davenport
British Dictionary definitions for heterozygotes
heterozygote
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈzaɪɡəʊt, -ˈzɪɡəʊt) /
noun
an animal or plant that is heterozygous; a hybrid
Compare homozygote
Derived forms of heterozygote
heterozygosis, nounMedical definitions for heterozygotes
heterozygote
[ hĕt′ə-rō-zī′gōt′ ]
n.
An organism that has different alleles at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.