noun as in strong fondness

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Example:The transheterozygote is an interesting example of genetic diversity.

Definition:Relating to genes or heredity.

From genetic

Example:In a transheterozygote, there are two different alleles present.

Definition:One of several alternative forms of a gene, each of which can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome.

From allele

Example:To compare, consider a homozygote and a transheterozygote carrying alleles for a particular trait.

Definition:An organism with identical alleles of a particular gene, one inherited from each parent.

From homozygote

Example:The trait in question is recessive and can only be observed in a transheterozygote.

Definition:Not dominant, and thus usually suppressed by a dominant allele in a heterozygote; a recessive trait only appears in an organism if it has two recessive alleles for that trait.

From recessive