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Heterozygote

A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.

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noun
  1. 1

    A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.

  2. 2

    A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two types of offspring.

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