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heterozygosity

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heterozygosity /het·ero·zy·gos·i·ty/ (het″er-o-zi-gos´ĭ-te) the state of possessing different alleles at a given locus in regard to a given character.heterozy´gous
het·er·o·zy·gos·i·ty (ht-r-z-gs-t)
n.
The state of being heterozygous.
heterozygosity
the state of having different alleles in regard to a given character.


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