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genetics' way of saying you got two different answers and kept both.
means having two different versions (alleles) of a gene, one from each parent, instead of a matching pair.
from from greek heteros (other/different) plus zygotos (yoked together) — the yoking of two unlike alleles at fertilization, a term formalized as mendelian genetics matured in the early 1900s.
masks recessivesone dominant copy can hide a recessive trait entirely
population healthhigher heterozygosity often signals a more resilient gene pool
sickle cell caseone copy protects against malaria, two cause disease
inbreeding oppositeinbred populations lose heterozygosity, gaining fragility