{"id":22304,"date":"2020-06-24T05:42:04","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T05:42:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/?p=22304"},"modified":"2023-08-02T11:08:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-02T11:08:22","slug":"heterozygotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.healthbenefitstimes.com\/glossary\/heterozygotes\/","title":{"rendered":"Heterozygotes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Having unlike alleles at one or more corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An individual organism with different alleles at one or more particular loci.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In genetics, an organism with unlike members of any given pair of series of alleles which consequently produces unlike gametes.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An individual having unlike copies of a gene coding for a given characteristic.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In genetic inheritance, a person carrying two different forms of a particular gene in a chromosome pair.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>An individual with different alleles for a given characteristic.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>Within the genetic makeup of an individual, there may arise a situation where one member of a gene pair undergoes a mutation, while its counterpart remains unaltered and unaffected by such genetic aberrations.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex flex-col items-start gap-4 whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>In the intricate realm of inherited characteristics, there exist instances where distinct genes, divergent in nature, assume control over a specific heritable trait.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<div class=\"group w-full text-gray-800 dark:text-gray-100 border-b border-black\/10 dark:border-gray-900\/50 bg-gray-50 dark:bg-[#444654] sm:AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<div class=\"flex p-4 gap-4 text-base md:gap-6 md:max-w-2xl lg:max-w-[38rem] xl:max-w-3xl md:py-6 lg:px-0 m-auto\">\n<div class=\"relative flex w-[calc(100%-50px)] flex-col gap-1 md:gap-3 lg:w-[calc(100%-115px)]\">\n<div class=\"flex flex-grow flex-col gap-3\">\n<div class=\"min-h-[20px] flex items-start overflow-x-auto whitespace-pre-wrap break-words\">\n<div class=\"markdown prose w-full break-words dark:prose-invert light AIPRM__conversation__response\">\n<p>This term refers to an individual whose cells possess two distinct alleles (versions of a specific gene) that regulate a certain hereditary characteristic. In contrast, a homozygote has identical alleles that control that trait.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Having unlike alleles at one or more corresponding loci on homologous chromosomes. An individual organism with different alleles at one or more particular loci. In genetics, an organism with unlike members of any given pair of series of alleles which consequently produces unlike gametes. 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