adj. having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic
An organism that inherits dissimilar alleles of a gene is heterozygous.
An organism that inherits dissimilar alleles of a gene is heterozygous.
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In heterozygous pairings one allele is usually dominant.
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5 syllables
het-er-o-zy-gous
vigus
homozygous
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