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(genetics) Of an organism: having two different alleles in a given gene..
Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.
Use heterozygous when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Heterozygous means (genetics) Of an organism: having two different alleles in a given gene..
Common synonyms include simplex.
Possible antonyms include homozygous.
Plant breeding is always a numbers game.[…]The wild species we use are rich in genetic variation, and individual plants are highly heterozygous and do not breed true. In addition, we are looking for rare alleles, so the more plants we try, the better.
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