Heterozygous

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-005277",
  "term": "Heterozygous",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "Describing an individual organism that carries two different alleles for a specific gene at the corresponding positions on homologous chromosomes. This genetic condition results from inheriting a different variant of a gene from each parent. The expression of traits in a heterozygous individual depends on the dominance relationship between the two alleles.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and Human Health",
  "references": [
    "PAC, 2012, 84, 1113. 'IUPAC glossary of terms used in immunotoxicology (IUPAC Recommendations 2012)' on page 1175 (https://doi.org/10.1351/PAC-REC-11-06-03)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/heterozygous/"
}