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Homozygote Summary
759 words, approx. 3 pages
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. Homozygotes develop into organisms that are homozygous with regard...
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Hemizygous Summary
569 words, approx. 2 pages
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 gene dosage for that organism, hemizygous organisms have the gene...
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Heterozygote Summary
500 words, approx. 2 pages
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. Heterozygotes develop into organisms that are heterozygous with...
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Heterozygous and Homozygous Summary
323 words, approx. 1 pages
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 the cell is considered homozygous. A homozygote has both copies of the gene...
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Zygosity Information
1,052 words, approx. 4 pages
Zygosity refers to the genetic condition of a zygote. In genetics, zygosity describes the similarity or dissimilarity of DNA between homologous chromosomes at a specific allelic position or gene. Every gene in a diploid organism has two alleles at the...
 


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