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![[-- heterozygous --]](Images/Terms/heterozy.gif)
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| defined: |
Possessing two different forms of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent.
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Listen to a detailed explanation.
Dr. Robert Nussbaum, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines heterozygous. |
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related terms: |
chromosome, gene, inherited | |
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