noun Download 🔗Share A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci. Examples : "Even though both her parents have straight hair, Maria is a heterozygote for the curly hair gene, meaning she inherited one curly hair allele and one straight hair allele. " biology organism biochemistry Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two types of offspring. Examples : "The genetic analysis of the bacteriophage population revealed a heterozygote, confirming that some phages carried two distinct versions of the gene. " virus biology microorganism Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading