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How do you use Heterozygote in a sentence? See 8 example sentences showing how this word appears in different contexts, plus the exact meaning.

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Heterozygote in a sentence

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Heterozygote | Heterozygotes

Heterozygote meaning

  1. A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.
  2. A bacteriophage that has two different copies of its genetic material and so produces two types of offspring.

Using Heterozygote

  • The main meaning on this page is: 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.
  • In the example corpus, heterozygote often appears in combinations such as: called heterozygote, of heterozygote, heterozygote is.

Context around Heterozygote

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24.6 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 1 middle, 5 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

compound 1×

Often after:

females 1× carriers 1× advantage 1×

Sentence patterns with Heterozygote

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

50 of heterozygote females show 1× a compound heterozygote 1× called a heterozygote 1× in the heterozygote 1× is called heterozygote advantage or 1× prevalence of heterozygote carriers of 1× thinking a heterozygote is a 1× where the heterozygote is indistinguishable 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

an organism that 1× there are examples 1× thus you can 1× when disease occurs 1× where the heterozygote 1×

Common sentence endings:

a compound heterozygote 1× called a heterozygote 1× in the heterozygote 1× later in life 1× of those diseases 1× other stochastic effects 1×

Words around Heterozygote

Just before it in the word index:

heterozygosity 3 heterozooids 2 heteroxenous 2 heterotropic 2 heterotrophs 4 heterotrophic 5

Just after it in the word index:

heterozygotes 5 heterozygous 20 hetfield 28 heth 8 hether 2 hetherington 24

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Heterozygote

  • In this selection, "heterozygote" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 24.6 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, compound, females, carriers and advantage stand out and add context to how "heterozygote" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include 50 of heterozygote females show and a compound heterozygote. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "heterozygote" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with heterozygote

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Thus you can tell that each allele is present in the heterozygote. (12 words)

When disease occurs because of two unrelated mutations, the patient is said to be a compound heterozygote. (17 words)

An organism that has two different alleles for a gene is said be heterozygous for that gene (and is called a heterozygote). (22 words)

Longer example sentences

This is called heterozygote advantage or over-dominance, of which the best-known example is the malarial resistance observed in heterozygous humans who carry only one copy of the gene for sickle-cell anaemia. (34 words)

As with all PCR based methods, highly degraded DNA or very small amounts of DNA may cause allelic dropout (causing a mistake in thinking a heterozygote is a homozygote) or other stochastic effects. (33 words)

Where the heterozygote is indistinguishable from one of the homozygotes, the allele involved is said to be dominant to the other, which is said to be recessive to the former. (30 words)

Example sentences (8)

An organism that has two different alleles for a gene is said be heterozygous for that gene (and is called a heterozygote).

As an X-linked disorder, ALD presents most commonly in males, however approximately 50% of heterozygote females show some symptoms later in life.

As with all PCR based methods, highly degraded DNA or very small amounts of DNA may cause allelic dropout (causing a mistake in thinking a heterozygote is a homozygote) or other stochastic effects.

There are examples of eugenic acts that managed to lower the prevalence of recessive diseases, although not influencing the prevalence of heterozygote carriers of those diseases.

This is called heterozygote advantage or over-dominance, of which the best-known example is the malarial resistance observed in heterozygous humans who carry only one copy of the gene for sickle-cell anaemia.

Thus you can tell that each allele is present in the heterozygote.

When disease occurs because of two unrelated mutations, the patient is said to be a compound heterozygote.

Where the heterozygote is indistinguishable from one of the homozygotes, the allele involved is said to be dominant to the other, which is said to be recessive to the former.

Common combinations with heterozygote

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "heterozygote" in a sentence?
An example: "An organism that has two different alleles for a gene is said be heterozygous for that gene (and is called a heterozygote)." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "heterozygote" from authentic English texts.
What does "heterozygote" mean?
Heterozygote means: A diploid individual that has different alleles at one or more genetic loci.
How many example sentences with "heterozygote" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "heterozygote", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.