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heterozygosity

heterozygosity noun: the condition of being heterozygous.

Noun

heterozygosity (countable and uncountable, plural heterozygosities)

  1. The condition of being heterozygous.

Forms of heterozygosity

pluralheterozygosities

Origin of heterozygosity

From heterozygous + -ity.

Words formed from heterozygosity

Questions about heterozygosity

What does heterozygosity mean?
Heterozygosity means the condition of being heterozygous.
What part of speech is heterozygosity?
Heterozygosity is a noun.
What is the plural of heterozygosity?
The plural of heterozygosity is heterozygosities.

Words near heterozygosity in the dictionary

  1. heterozooids
  2. heterozygocity
  3. heterozygoses
  4. heterozygosis
  5. heterozygosities
  6. heterozygosity
  7. heterozygote
  8. heterozygotes
  9. heterozygotic
  10. heterozygous
  11. heterozygousity

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