heterozygote
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Definition of heterozygote
2 senses · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
- A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.
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noun
- A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.
- A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two types of offspring.
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Etymology
From hetero- + zygote. Coined by English biologists William Bateson and Edith Rebecca Saunders in 1902, in a paper titled "The facts of heredity in the light of Mendel’s discovery".
Words you can make from heterozygote
187 playable · top: ZYGOTE (19 pts)
Best play zygote 19 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
2 words6-letter words
19 words5-letter words
32 words- HEEZE 17 pts
- HERTZ 17 pts
- ZOOEY 17 pts
- ZOOTY 17 pts
- TROOZ 14 pts
- HOOEY 11 pts
- HOOTY 11 pts
- HOTTY 11 pts
- TYTHE 11 pts
- GOETH 9 pts
- GOOEY 9 pts
- YOGEE 9 pts
- ETHER 8 pts
- ORTHO 8 pts
- OTHER 8 pts
- ROOTY 8 pts
- TEETH 8 pts
- THERE 8 pts
- THORO 8 pts
- THREE 8 pts
- THROE 8 pts
- TOOTH 8 pts
- TOYER 8 pts
- TROTH 8 pts
- EGRET 6 pts
- ERGOT 6 pts
- GREET 6 pts
- OTTER 5 pts
- ROTTE 5 pts
- TOROT 5 pts
- TORTE 5 pts
- TOTER 5 pts
4-letter words
61 words- OOZY 16 pts
- OYEZ 16 pts
- GEEZ 14 pts
- OOZE 13 pts
- ORZO 13 pts
- ZERO 13 pts
- YOGH 11 pts
- HYTE 10 pts
- THEY 10 pts
- GHEE 8 pts
- GORY 8 pts
- GOTH 8 pts
- GREY 8 pts
- GYRE 8 pts
- GYRO 8 pts
- ORGY 8 pts
- EERY 7 pts
- EYER 7 pts
- EYRE 7 pts
- HERE 7 pts
- HERO 7 pts
- HOER 7 pts
- HOOT 7 pts
- OYER 7 pts
- RYOT 7 pts
- TETH 7 pts
- THEE 7 pts
- THRO 7 pts
- TORY 7 pts
- TOYO 7 pts
- TREY 7 pts
- TROY 7 pts
- TYEE 7 pts
- TYER 7 pts
- TYRE 7 pts
- TYRO 7 pts
- YEET 7 pts
- YETT 7 pts
- YORE 7 pts
- EGER 5 pts
- ERGO 5 pts
- GOER 5 pts
- GORE 5 pts
- GREE 5 pts
- GROT 5 pts
- OGEE 5 pts
- OGRE 5 pts
- TROG 5 pts
- OTTO 4 pts
- RETE 4 pts
- ROOT 4 pts
- ROTE 4 pts
- ROTO 4 pts
- TOOT 4 pts
- TORE 4 pts
- TORO 4 pts
- TORT 4 pts
- TOTE 4 pts
- TREE 4 pts
- TRET 4 pts
- TROT 4 pts
3-letter words
55 words- YEZ 15 pts
- REZ 12 pts
- ZEE 12 pts
- ZOO 12 pts
- HEY 9 pts
- HOY 9 pts
- THY 9 pts
- YEH 9 pts
- GEY 7 pts
- GOY 7 pts
- HOG 7 pts
- ETH 6 pts
- EYE 6 pts
- HER 6 pts
- HET 6 pts
- HOE 6 pts
- HOO 6 pts
- HOT 6 pts
- OHO 6 pts
- OOH 6 pts
- RHO 6 pts
- RYE 6 pts
- THE 6 pts
- THO 6 pts
- TOY 6 pts
- TRY 6 pts
- TYE 6 pts
- YER 6 pts
- YET 6 pts
- EGO 4 pts
- ERG 4 pts
- GEE 4 pts
- GET 4 pts
- GOO 4 pts
- GOR 4 pts
- GOT 4 pts
- ORG 4 pts
- REG 4 pts
- TEG 4 pts
- TOG 4 pts
- ERE 3 pts
- OOT 3 pts
- ORE 3 pts
- ORT 3 pts
- REE 3 pts
- RET 3 pts
- ROE 3 pts
- ROO 3 pts
- ROT 3 pts
- TEE 3 pts
- TET 3 pts
- TOE 3 pts
- TOO 3 pts
- TOR 3 pts
- TOT 3 pts
2-letter words
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