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heterozygous

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heterozygous
Genetics (of an organism) having different alleles for any one gene

heterozygous [¦hed·ə·rō¦zī·gəs]
(genetics)
Of or pertaining to a heterozygote.


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171]/VRQ, ARQ/VRQ, and ARQ/ ARQ PrP animals are considered the most susceptible to scrapie, whereas homozygous or heterozygous AHQ and heterozygous ARR animals show only marginal susceptibility (5).
The heterozygous form is present in as many as 50% of Holsteins, Khatib's data show.
Here, we report that maternal dietary genistein supplementation of mice during gestation, at levels comparable with humans consuming high-soy diets, shifted the coat color of heterozygous viable yellow agouti ([A.
 
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