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