Definition
An organism or individual that carries two different versions (alleles) of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent.
Etymology
From Greek 'hetero-' (different) and 'zygote' (yoke/joined pair); term dating to early Mendelian genetics for organisms with mixed genetic inheritance.
Kelly Says
If you're a heterozygote for eye color, you might have one gene for brown eyes and one for blue—and which one shows depends on which is dominant, making you a living example of genetic lottery.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ሄትሮዚጎት
he-teh-roh-zi-got
ARالعربية
هتروزيغوت
het-roh-zee-goht
BNবাংলা
হেটেরোজাইগোট
he-teh-roh-zai-goht
CACatalà
heterozigoto
heh-teh-roh-zi-goh-toh
CSČeština
heterozýgot
heh-teh-roh-zee-got
DADansk
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
DEDeutsch
Heterorygot
heh-teh-roh-ree-got
ELΕλληνικά
ετεροζυγός
eh-teh-roh-zy-gos
ESEspañol
heterocigoto
eh-teh-roh-si-GOH-toh
FAفارسی
هتروزایگوت
he-teh-roh-zai-goht
FISuomi
heterozygootti
heh-teh-roh-zi-got-tee
FRFrançais
hétérozygote
eh-teh-roh-zi-goat
GUGU
હેતરોઝાઈગોટ
heh-teh-roh-zai-goht
HAHA
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
HEעברית
הטרוזיגוט
he-troh-zi-got
HIहिन्दी
अनुवांशिक विविधता
an-uvaan-sheek vi-vidh-ta
HUMagyar
heterozigóta
heh-teh-roh-zi-goh-tah
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
IGIG
nke-nke-nke
nkeh-nkeh-nkeh
ITItaliano
eterozigote
eh-teh-roh-zi-GOH-teh
JA日本語
ヘテロ接合子
hetero-se-tsu-gō-shi
KKKK
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
KMKM
ហេតេរូស៊ីហ្គូត
he-teh-roh-see-goo-ot
KO한국어
이형접합자
i-hyeong-jeop-hap-ja
MRMR
हेटेरोझिगोट
heh-teh-roh-zhi-got
MSBahasa Melayu
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
MYမြန်မာ
ဟဲတာစိုဂိုက်
he-ta-so-goy
NLNederlands
heterozygoot
heh-teh-roh-zi-goot
NONorsk
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
PAPA
ਹੇਟਰੋਜਾਈਗੋਟ
heh-teh-roh-jai-goht
PLPolski
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
PTPortuguês
heterozigoto
eh-teh-roh-zi-GOH-toh
RORomână
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
RUРусский
гетерозигот
geh-teh-roh-zi-got
SVSvenska
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
SWKiswahili
heterozigoti
heh-teh-roh-zi-goh-tee
TAதமிழ்
ஒற்றை மரபணு
ott-tai mar-pa-nu
TEతెలుగు
హెటెరోజైగోట్
he-teh-roh-jai-goht
THไทย
เฮเทอโรไซโกต
heh-teh-roh-sai-got
TLTL
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
TRTürkçe
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
UKУкраїнська
гетерозигот
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
URاردو
ہیٹرو زائگوٹ
he-teh-roh-zai-goht
VITiếng Việt
hétérozygot
he-teh-roh-zi-got
YOYO
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got
ZUZU
heterozigot
heh-teh-roh-zi-got