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Definition of Hemizygous
1. Adjective. (genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Hemizygous
1. [adj]
Medical Definition of Hemizygous
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Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemizygous
Literary usage of Hemizygous
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"Therefore, we have, as an alternative, infused two hemizygous male patients with
normal ... The hemizygous patients selected for this investigation had the ..."
2. Proceedings of the Society for Experimental Biology and Medicine (1903)
"The results of this study indicate that the uniform hypopigmentation of male mice
hemizygous for mottled alleles and the patchy depigmentation of ..."
3. Reviews in Environmental Health (1998): Toxicological Defense Mechanics edited by Gary E. R. Hook, George W. Lucier (2000)
"The hemizygous state should increase the probability for either loss of p53
tumor-suppressor function or gain of transforming activity by requiring only a ..."
4. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, SourceOECD (Online service) (1998)
"... 0 the breeding system to optimise cost/productivity/quality involving appropriate
housing and caging systems, genetic status (homozygous or hemizygous), ..."
5. Viral Resistance in Plants/Viral Coat Proteins: Bibliography-January 91-July 96 by Raymond Dobert (1996)
"... of CMV subgroup II, were evaluated for resistance to CMV infections under
field conditions for 2 years. Three transgenic inbred lines, two hemizygous ..."
6. Transgenic Animals: Bibliography January 1991-February 1994 by Raymond Dobert (1996)
"... males hemizygous for the transgene to produce over 80 progeny each with and
without the transgene. The chicks were hatched and maintained for 36 wk and ..."
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