heterozygote vs zygote
zygote vs heterozygoteheterozygote and zygote both are nouns.
| Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| heterozygote | Yes | No | No | No |
| zygote | Yes | No | No | No |
As nouns,
zygote is a hypernym of
heterozygote; that is, zygote is a
word with a broader meaning than heterozygote:
- heterozygote: (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring
- zygote: (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell)
Other hypernyms of heterozygote include
fertilized ovum.
| heterozygote (noun) | zygote (noun) |
|---|---|
| (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring | (genetics) the diploid cell resulting from the union of a haploid spermatozoon and ovum (including the organism that develops from that cell) |
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