Synonyms & related words for heterozygous

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Words related to heterozygous

Explore words related to heterozygous — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include heterozygote, homozygous, homozygote, heterozygosis, hemizygous, heterozygosity, overdominance, allelomorph. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Where does heterozygous come from?

The word heterozygous breaks down into 3 roots of Greek and Latin origin: hetero-, from Greek heteros (“other, different”); zyg, from Greek zygon (“yoke”); and -ous, from Latin osus (“having”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.