noun
the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene
• Ant: ↑homozygosity
• Derivationally related forms: ↑heterozygous
• Hypernyms: ↑state
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\\“+zī|gäsəd.ē\ noun (-es) : the state of being a heterozygote — compare homozygosity
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heterozygosˈity noun
The mixed ancestry of heterozygotes
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Main Entry: ↑heter-
Useful english dictionary. 2012.