heterozygote
noun [ C ] biology specialized uk/ˌhet.ər.əʊˈzaɪ.ɡəʊt/ us/ˌhet̬.ə.roʊˈzaɪ.ɡoʊt/
杂合子
a person, animal, or organism that has two different forms of a gene (= part of a cell containing DNA information) that controls a particular characteristic, one inherited from each parent, and is therefore able to pass on either form
DNA analysis may reveal a heterozygote. 通过DNA分析可发现杂合子。
Heterozygotes have no manifestations of disease. 杂合子没有疾病病症。
See: heterozygous
- More examples
- Both parents were heterozygotes for PK deficiency.
- In areas where malaria is common, heterozygotes have a strong selective advantage.
- If all heterozygotes have the same fitness, then the rare chromosome doubles in frequency in every generation.