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Heterozygous   /hˌɛtərəzˈaɪgəs/   Listen
Heterozygous

adjective
1.
Having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci.





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"Heterozygous" Quotes from Famous Books



... are formed, female-producing eggs with 2N chromosomes, and male-producing eggs with 2N-1 or 2N-2 chromosomes. There is also evidence that in some cases, e.g. the sea-urchin, the female is heterozygous, forming gametes, some with N and some with N chromosomes, while the male gametes are all N. Fertilisation then produces male-producing eggs with 2N chromosomes, female-producing ...
— Hormones and Heredity • J. T. Cunningham


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