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hemizygote

hemizygote noun: a hemizygous individual.

Noun

hemizygote (plural hemizygotes)

  1. A hemizygous individual

Forms of hemizygote

pluralhemizygotes

Origin of hemizygote

From hemi- + zygote.

Questions about hemizygote

What does hemizygote mean?
Hemizygote means a hemizygous individual.
What part of speech is hemizygote?
Hemizygote is a noun.
What is the plural of hemizygote?
The plural of hemizygote is hemizygotes.

Words near hemizygote in the dictionary

  1. hemivulvectomy
  2. hemizonid
  3. hemizonids
  4. hemizygosis
  5. hemizygosity
  6. hemizygote
  7. hemizygotes
  8. hemizygotic
  9. hemizygous
  10. hemizygously
  11. Hemker

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