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heterozygote (s) (noun), heterozygotes (pl)
An individual possessing different alleles, or forms of genes, in regard to a given character: It was evident that Thomas was a heterozygote because he was endowed with a copy of each allele.
This entry is located in the following unit: zygo-, zyg-, -zygous; zygomatico- + (page 2)