- Institution/s: Universidad de Saarbrücken, Universidad de Valladolid, Universitatea de Vest din Timişoara
- Project: Diccionario Terminológico de Genética (Eurogene)
- Identification number: 57
- Subdomains: Studies of chromatin, Studies of DNA, Studies of RNA, Techniques
- Author/s: Isabel COMAS MARTÍNEZ, Laura SANJUÁN LANCHO, Raluca RADAC, Rosario HERRERO
- Creation / modification date: 02-03-2014
- Term: heterozygote
- Gramatical category: s
- Definition: A nucleus, cell or organism that has inherited two different alleles (one inherited from each parent), usually one normal and the other abnormal, at a particular gene locus on homologous chromosomes.
- Context: In a substructured population the overall heterozygote deficiency can be predicted from the number of subpopulations (s), their time of divergence (t), and the nature of the mutations.
- Expression: heterozygote deficiency
- Weighting mark: nor
- Sources:
- Term: EMERY, A.E.H. y MUELLER, R.F. (1992) Elements of Medical Genetics, Churchill Livingstone: New York. 8th Edition.
- Definition: Biology online. Dictionary. [en línea]. Disponible en: [consulta: 29 abril 2013] - President's DNA Initiative - DNA Analysts. Heterozygosity. [en línea]. Disponible en: [consulta: 29 abril 2013] - Dictionary.com. [en línea]. Disponible en: < ht
- Context: JIN, L. y R. CHAKRABORTY, R. (1995). Population structure, stepwise mutations, heterozygote deficiency and their implications in DNA forensics. Heredity, 74, 274. Recuperado el 29 de abril de 2013 de: http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/7706114
- Expression: JIN, L. y R. CHAKRABORTY, R. (1995). Population structure, stepwise mutations, heterozygote deficiency and their implications in DNA forensics. Heredity, 74, 274. Recuperado el 29 de abril de 2013 de: http://europepmc.org/abstract/MED/7706114
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