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heterozygote

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heterozygote (hĕt'ərōzī`gōt): see genetics genome, or characteristic set of genes, that contains the total genetic information for an individual organism. In many familiar organisms two genes for each trait are present in each individual, and these paired genes, both governing the same trait, are called

alleles.
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Suggested mechanisms include mutator mutations or partial heterozygotes, but a satisfactory explanation is not available (22).
5,8,10) Female heterozygotes have demonstrated milder radiologic abnormalities, most noticeably dilated internal auditory canals.
 
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