heterozygote

POS

Noun

HYPHEN

het=er=o=zy=gote

top

WORDNET DICTIONARY

Noun heterozygote has 1 sense

heterozygote(n = noun.body) Array - (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring; Array

OXFORD DICTIONARY

heterozygote, n. Biol.
1 a zygote resulting from the fusion of unlike gametes.
2 an individual with dominant and recessive alleles determining a particular characteristic.

Derivative

heterozygous adj.

For further exploring for "heterozygote" in Webster Dictionary Online