heterozygous in Bulgarian
heterozygous in Bulgarian is хетерозиготен — heterozygous means having two different versions of a gene at the same position on a pair of chromosomes, one inherited from each parent.
heterozygous in Bulgarian
хетерозиготен
Pronounced: heterozigoten
(genetics) Of an organism: having two different alleles in a given gene.
What does "heterozygous" mean?
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adjective Having two different versions of a gene at the same position on a pair of chromosomes, one inherited from each parent.
"Both parents are heterozygous for the sickle cell trait, so each child has a one in four chance of inheriting the disease."
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heterozygous in a sentence
- Both parents are heterozygous for the sickle cell trait, so each child has a one in four chance of inheriting the disease.
- The plant is heterozygous at that locus, so its seedlings will not breed true.
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What is "heterozygous" in Bulgarian?
"heterozygous" in Bulgarian is хетерозиготен. heterozygous means: Having two different versions of a gene at the same position on a pair of chromosomes, one inherited from each parent.
How do you pronounce хетерозиготен?
"heterozygous" in Bulgarian is хетерозиготен, pronounced "heterozigoten".
How do you use "heterozygous" in a sentence?
Example: "Both parents are heterozygous for the sickle cell trait, so each child has a one in four chance of inheriting the disease." In Bulgarian, "heterozygous" is хетерозиготен.
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