Heterozygotes

/ˌhɛtərəˈzaɪɡoʊts/ noun

Definition

Plural form: organisms or individuals that each carry two different versions of a particular gene.

Etymology

Plural of heterozygote, from Greek 'hetero-' (different) and 'zygote' (joined); standard genetics terminology.

Kelly Says

In Mendelian pea plants, heterozygotes were the key to understanding that traits skip generations—Mendel's genius was recognizing that heterozygotes carry hidden recessive traits that pop back out in grandchildren.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
ሄትሮዚጎት
he-te-ro-zi-got
ARالعربية
هتروزيغوتات
he-te-ro-zi-go-taat
BNবাংলা
হিটেরোজাইগোট
hi-te-ro-zai-go-t
CACatalà
heterozigots
he-te-ro-zi-go-ts
CSČeština
heterozýgoti
he-te-ro-zy-go-ti
DADansk
heterozygoter
he-te-ro-zi-go-ter
DEDeutsch
Heterozygoten
he-te-ro-zi-go-ten
ELΕλληνικά
ημίτεροι
e-mi-te-roi
ESEspañol
heterocigotos
he-te-ro-si-go-tos
FAفارسی
هتروزایگوت
he-te-ro-zai-got
FISuomi
heterozygotit
he-te-ro-zi-go-tit
FRFrançais
hétérozygotes
eh-teh-ro-zi-goat
GUGU
હેટીરોઝાઈગોટ
he-te-ro-zai-go-t
HAHA
heterozigot
he-te-ro-zi-got
HEעברית
הטרוזיגוטים
he-te-ro-zi-go-tim
HIहिन्दी
अनुपस्थित युग्मक
an-up-s-th-it yu-g-m-k
HUMagyar
heterozigóta
he-te-ro-zi-go-ta
IDBahasa Indonesia
heterozigot
he-te-ro-zi-got
IGIG
dịka
di-ka
ITItaliano
eterozigoti
e-te-ro-zi-go-ti
JA日本語
ヘテロ接合体
hetero-sekkou-tai
KKKK
этнозиготтар
e-tno-zi-got-tar
KMKM
ហេតេរូស៊ីហ្គូត
he-te-ro-si-go-ut
KO한국어
이형접합자
i-hyeong-jeop-hap-ja
MRMR
हेटेरोजीगोट
he-te-ro-zi-go-t
MSBahasa Melayu
heterozigot
he-te-ro-zi-got
MYမြန်မာ
ဟိတာစိုကျူး
hi-ta-so-ku
NLNederlands
heterozygotes
he-te-ro-zi-go-tes
NONorsk
heterozygoter
he-te-ro-zi-go-ter
PAPA
ਹੈਟਰੋਜਾਈਗੋਟ
he-te-ro-zai-go-t
PLPolski
heterozgoty
he-te-ro-zg-oty
PTPortuguês
heterozigotos
he-te-ro-zi-go-tos
RORomână
heterozigoți
he-te-ro-zi-go-ți
RUРусский
гетерозиготы
ge-te-ro-zi-go-ty
SVSvenska
heterozygoter
he-te-ro-zi-go-ter
SWKiswahili
heterozigoti
he-te-ro-zi-go-ti
TAதமிழ்
ஒற்றை மரபணு
o-tta-i ma-ra-pa-nu
TEతెలుగు
హెటీరోజైగోట్
he-te-ro-zai-go-t
THไทย
เฮเทอโรไซโกต
he-te-ro-sai-goht
TLTL
heterozigot
he-te-ro-zi-got
TRTürkçe
heterozigotlar
he-te-ro-zi-got-lar
UKУкраїнська
гетерозиготи
ge-te-ro-zi-go-ti
URاردو
ہیٹرو زیگوت
he-te-ro-zi-go-t
VITiếng Việt
dị hợp tử
di-hop-tu
YOYO
ẹ̀tọ̀
e-to
ZH中文
杂合子
zāhézi
ZUZU
izigogo
i-zi-go-go

Related Words

Explore More Words

Get the Word Orb API

Complete word intelligence in one call. Free tier — 50 lookups/day.