- heterozygous
- adjective Date: 1902 having the two alleles at corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes different for one or more loci
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heterozygous — heterozygous. См. гетерозиготный. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
heterozygous — 1889, from heterozygote, from HETERO (Cf. hetero ) + ZYGOTE (Cf. zygote) … Etymology dictionary
Heterozygous — The state of having two different forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent. A person who is heterozygous is called a heterozygote or a gene carrier. For example, a woman who is heterozygous for cystic fibrosis (CF) carries the… … Medical dictionary
heterozygous — UK [ˌhetərəʊˈzaɪɡəs] / US [ˌhetəroʊˈzaɪɡəs] adjective biology a heterozygous cell or organism has two different forms of a particular gene for something such as eye colour … English dictionary
heterozygous — heterozigotinis statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Turintis somatinėse ląstelėse skirtingus vienos alelio poros genus. atitikmenys: angl. heterozygous rus. гетерозиготный … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
heterozygous — adjective having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci (Freq. 2) heterozygous for eye color • Ant: ↑homozygous • Derivationally related forms: ↑heterozygosity • Topics: ↑genetics, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Heterozygous tiger — Heterozygous Tigers are the world s rarest tiger (next to the Maltese Tiger). Heterozygous golden tigers look identical to other golden tigers. However, they differ in one important way; a heterozygous golden tiger carries the recessive gene for… … Wikipedia
heterozygous — having two different alleles of the same gene … Dictionary of ichthyology
heterozygous — adj. [Gr. heteros, different; zygon, yolk] Pertaining to an individual with different genetic alleles at the corresponding loci of the two parental chromosomes; heterozygote n; see homozygous … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
heterozygous — heterozygosity /het euh roh zuy gos i tee/, n. /het euhr euh zuy geuhs/, adj. Biol. 1. having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic. 2. of or pertaining to a heterozygote. Also, heterozygotic /het euh roh zuy got ik/. [1900… … Universalium
