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hemizygote

[hem-i-zahy-goht, -zig-oht]

noun

Genetics.

  1. an individual having only one of a given pair of genes.

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Other Word Forms

  • hemizygous adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of hemizygote1

First recorded in 1930–35; hemi- + zygote

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