transheterozygote

noun

Any organism that is heterozygous in each of two genes.

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Meanings

nountransheterozygote (plural transheterozygotes)

plural transheterozygotes

  1. Any organism that is heterozygous in each of two genes.

Origin

From trans- + heterozygote.

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APA

transheterozygote. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transheterozygote

MLA

“transheterozygote.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transheterozygote. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “transheterozygote,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/transheterozygote.

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