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Meaning of HETEROZYGOUS

Pronunciation:  `heturu'zIgus

WordNet Dictionary
 
 Definition: [adj]  (genetics) having dissimilar alleles at corresponding chromosomal loci; "heterozygous for eye color"
 
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 Antonyms: homozygous
 

 

 

Biology Dictionary
 
 Definition: Containing two different alleles of the same gene. Compare homozygous.
 

 

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