heterozygote
(noun)An individual having two different alleles of a particular gene or genes, and so giving rise to varying offspringheterozygous
(adjective)مهمة شاقةA diploid organism is heterozygous at a gene locus when its cells contain two different alleles (one wild-type allele and one mutant allele) of a gene. The cell or organism is called a heterozygote specifically for the allele in question.
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