Zygosity Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Zygosity.

  • 6 Encyclopedia Articles

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Encyclopedia Articles (6)

301 words, approx. 2 pages
Heterozygote Superiority A heterozygote is a diploid (nucleus that contains two sets of chromosomes) organism with two different alleles (alternate form of a gene) at the corresponding loci. Sometimes... Read more
330 words, approx. 2 pages
Heterozygous and Homozygous The term heterozygous refers to the situation where a specific gene is represented by two differing forms or alelles within the diploid nucleus. The opposite case within th... Read more
583 words, approx. 2 pages
Hemizygous Hemizygous organisms contain a single form (allele) of a gene without a complimentary or corresponding allele. Because the number of alleles present in an organism is referred to as the gen... Read more
511 words, approx. 2 pages
Heterozygote Heterozygotes are zygotes (a fertilized ovum or egg) that, with regard to a specific gene at a particular chromosomal location (locus), contain different forms (alleles) of that gene. Het... Read more
330 words, approx. 2 pages
Heterozygous and Homozygous The term heterozygous refers to the situation where a specific gene is represented by two differing forms or alelles within the diploid nucleus. The opposite case within th... Read more
772 words, approx. 3 pages
Homozygote Homozygotes are zygotes (a fertilized egg or ovum) that, with regard to a specific gene, contain identical forms (alleles) of that gene at a particular location (locus) on a chromosome. Hom... Read more