heterozygosity meaning

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heterozygosity (noun): the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene.

Definition of heterozygosity

  1. the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene

    Opposite: homozygosity

    Type of: state

    Related forms: heterozygous

Scrabble score: 33 (letter breakdown)

Word lists: words starting with HE · words ending in TY · 14-letter words

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