adjective Biology.
- having dissimilar pairs of genes for any hereditary characteristic.
- of or relating to a heterozygote.
adjective
- genetics (of an organism) having different alleles for any one geneheterozygous for eye colour Compare homozygous
adj.
- Having different alleles at one or more corresponding chromosomal loci.
- Of or relating to a heterozygote.
- Relating to a cell that has two different alleles at corresponding positions on homologous chromosomes. Compare homozygous.