heterozygote /het·ero·zy·gote/ (-zi´gōt) an individual having different alleles in regard to a given character.
manifesting heterozygote a female heterozygous for an X-linked disorder in whom, because of unfavorable X inactivation, the trait is expressed clinically with about the same severity as in hemizygous affected males.
man·i·fest·ing heterozygote (m   -f s t ng)n. An organism heterozygous for what is ordinarily a recessive condition and, as a result of special mechanisms, such as Lyonization, with phenotypic manifestations. Also called manifesting carrier. |
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