heterozygote
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British pronunciation
/hˈɛtɹəʊzˌɪɡəʊt/

Definition & Meaning of "heterozygote"

Heterozygote
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an individual organism or cell with two different alleles at a specific gene locus, having inherited different genetic information from each parent

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Example
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An organism with one allele for brown eyes and one for blue eyes is a heterozygote for the eye color gene.
In pea plants, a heterozygote for seed color may have one allele for yellow seeds and one for green seeds.
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