Heterozygosity

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The condition of being heterozygous. countable, uncountable
  2. 2
    the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene wordnet

Example

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"Heterozygosity, which is the presence of two different alleles or minor variations of the same gene at a given position on a chromosome, apparently benefits the herd."

Etymology

From heterozygous + -ity.

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