heterozygous
heterozygous adjective: of an organism: having two different alleles in a given gene.
Adjective
heterozygous (not comparable)
- Of an organism: having two different alleles in a given gene.
- Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.2013 May-June, David Van Tassel, Lee DeHaan, “Wild Plants to the Rescue”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3
- Synonyms:
- simplex
heterozygous meaning in Tamil and Vietnamese
heterozygous in Tamil
- வேறுபட்ட மரபு நிலை, வற்றுப்புணரிய, பல்லினப்புணரிதருகின்ற, வேறுபடு கருநிலை
heterozygous in Vietnamese
- Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene
- dị hợp tử
Synonyms of heterozygous
Forms of heterozygous
| alternative form | heterzygous |
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Origin of heterozygous
From hetero- + -zygous.
Words formed from heterozygous
Questions about heterozygous
- What does heterozygous mean?
- Heterozygous means of an organism: having two different alleles in a given gene.
- What is heterozygous in Tamil?
- Heterozygous in Tamil is வேறுபட்ட மரபு நிலை, வற்றுப்புணரிய, பல்லினப்புணரிதருகின்ற. See Heterozygous meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is heterozygous?
- Heterozygous is an adjective.
Words near heterozygous in the dictionary
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