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Definition of "heterozygous" []

  • Having different alleles at one or more corresponding chromosomal loci. (adjective)
  • Of or relating to a heterozygote. (adjective)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "heterozygous" in a sentence
  • "(Most statins are approved for use in children with an inherited cholesterol disorder called heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, which causes very high levels of LDL in the blood — along the lines of over 500 mg/dL, leading to artery damage and possibly heart attacks at a relatively young age.)"
  • "Most statins are approved for use in children with an inherited cholesterol disorder called heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, which causes very high levels of LDL in the blood—along the lines of over 500 mg/dL, leading to artery damage and possibly heart attacks at a relatively young age."
  • "The results come months after positive results from a study focusing on patients with a genetic disorder called heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia, that raises "bad" cholesterol."
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