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Polish
Etymology
Internationalism; compare English heterozygote, French hétérozygote, German Heterozygot. By surface analysis, hetero- + zygota.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /xɛ.tɛ.rɔ.zɘˈɡɔ.ta/
- Rhymes: -ɔta
- Syllabification: he‧te‧ro‧zy‧go‧ta
Noun
heterozygota f (related adjective heterozygotyczny)
- (genetics) heterozygote (diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci)
- Coordinate term: homozygota
Declension
Declension of heterozygota
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