heterozygote
heterozygote noun: a diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.
Noun
heterozygote (plural heterozygotes)
- A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.
- A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two types of offspring.
heterozygote meaning in Tamil
heterozygote in Tamil
- முரண்பாடுடைய கருமுட்டை, மாறுபட்ட பாலணுக்களின் இணைப்பு, இதரநுகம், வேறுபடு கருமுட்டை
Forms of heterozygote
| plural | heterozygotes |
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Origin of heterozygote
From hetero- + zygote. Coined by English biologists William Bateson and Edith Rebecca Saunders in 1902, in a paper titled "The facts of heredity in the light of Mendel’s discovery".
Words formed from heterozygote
Questions about heterozygote
- What does heterozygote mean?
- Heterozygote means a diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.
- What is heterozygote in Tamil?
- Heterozygote in Tamil is முரண்பாடுடைய கருமுட்டை, மாறுபட்ட பாலணுக்களின் இணைப்பு, இதரநுகம். See Heterozygote meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is heterozygote?
- Heterozygote is a noun.
- What is the plural of heterozygote?
- The plural of heterozygote is heterozygotes.
Words near heterozygote in the dictionary
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