heterozygote C2 Topic:Science & Research US /ˌhet̬.ə.roʊˈzaɪ.ɡoʊt/ UK /ˌhet.ər.əʊˈzaɪ.ɡəʊt/ See IPA manual Freq #528032 Meanings 1 noun an organism or cell having two different alleles at a particular gene locus A carrier of the recessive disorder is a heterozygote at the relevant locus. Thesaurus Synonyms 1 noun · an organism or cell having... heterozygous individual ↔ Opposites homozygote Word family Forms heterozygotes Derived forms heterozygotictransheterozygote Related forms alleleheterozygoushomozygotezygote Etymology Formed from hetero- ("different") + zygote. English biologists William Bateson and Edith Rebecca Saunders introduced the genetics term in 1902. Topics Science & Research External links Google Images Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary # heterozygote **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** noun **IPA (US):** /ˌhet̬.ə.roʊˈzaɪ.ɡoʊt/ **IPA (UK):** /ˌhet.ər.əʊˈzaɪ.ɡəʊt/ **Frequency rank:** 528032 ## Meanings 1. an organism or cell having two different alleles at a particular gene locus ## Examples - A carrier of the recessive disorder is a heterozygote at the relevant locus. ## Synonyms - heterozygous individual ## Antonyms - homozygote ## Derived Forms - heterozygotic - transheterozygote ## Related Forms - allele - heterozygous - homozygote - zygote ## Etymology Formed from hetero- ("different") + zygote. English biologists William Bateson and Edith Rebecca Saunders introduced the genetics term in 1902. ## Topics - Science & Research markdown