heterozygote superiority
heterozygote superiority
[‚hed·ə·rō¦zī‚gōt sü‚pir·ē′ȯr·əd·ē] (genetics)
The greater fitness of an organism that is heterozygous at a given genetic locus as compared with either homozygote. Also known as heterozygote advantage.
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