heterozygous
(het-er-o-zy-gous)
5 syllables
Definition
adjective. having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic
Example Sentence
An organism that inherits dissimilar alleles of a gene is heterozygous.
Hear It! Say It! Write It!
heterozygous
Rhymes
- vigus
- homozygous
- heterozygous