heterozygote

UK:**UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhɛtərəʊˈzaɪɡəʊt/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(het′ər ə zī′gōt, -zig′ōt)


WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026
het•er•o•zy•gote  (het′ər ə zī′gōt, -zig′ōt),USA pronunciation n. [Genetics.]
  1. Geneticsa hybrid containing genes for two unlike forms of a characteristic, and therefore not breeding true to type.
  • hetero- + zygote 1900–05

Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
heterozygote /ˌhɛtərəʊˈzaɪɡəʊt; -ˈzɪɡəʊt/ n
  1. an animal or plant that is heterozygous; a hybrid
    Compare homozygote
'heterozygote' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
homozygote - heterozygosis - heterozygous - incomplete dominance

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