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Hemizygote

An individual having only one allele at a given locus because of the loss of the other allele through a mutation (e.g., CHROMOSOME DELETION).

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Abstract

An individual having only one allele at a given locus because of the loss of the other allele through a mutation (e.g., CHROMOSOME DELETION).

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  • Hemizygotes

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History Note

2011

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Previous Indexing

  • Heterozygote (1971-2010)

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  1. G05.380w.371w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Hemizygote. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D057898. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D057898
  2. Hemizygote. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemizygous
  3. Hemizygote. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q3724615