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Heterozygote

Definition

noun, plural: heterozygotes

A nucleus, cell or organism possessing two different alleles for a particular gene.


Supplement

An example is a zygote having one dominant allele and one recessive allele for a particular gene.


Word origin: hetero (different) + zygote
Related forms: heterozygous (adjective)

Compare: homozygote
See also: zygote

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... mother or father) of the haploid (has one of two sets of chromosomes) germ cell (egg or sperm) that divides down to develop into a 47 chromosome heterozygote (alleles are different not homozygous where alleles the same) humanoid that has the human chromosome #2 being expressed along with copy ...

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Re: malaria

... that is different from healthy cell, which inhibits Plasmodium from developing there. sickle cell is caused by recessive alleles, that's why a heterozygote person still has normal red blood cell, but is better protected against malaria than a homozygote dominant person. it is more common to ...

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by anitapangz
Fri Jun 19, 2009 3:08 am
 
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Re: sickle cell , malaria

... that is different from healthy cell, which inhibits Plasmodium from developing there. sickle cell is caused by recessive alleles, that's why a heterozygote person still has normal red blood cell, but is better protected against malaria than a homozygote dominant person. it is more common to ...

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by anitapangz
Thu Jun 18, 2009 11:55 am
 
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Re: How to read tricky electropherograms?

Thanks for the reply. How can a nucleotide site be heterozygote (i.e. have two bases at the same time)?

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by Jamus
Tue Dec 09, 2008 8:59 am
 
Forum: Molecular Biology
Topic: How to read tricky electropherograms?
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