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Heterozygote Advantage: Heterozygote advantage, Zygosity, Fitness (biology), Dominance  (genetics), Genotype, Polymorphism (biology), Genetic  variation, Sickle-cell disease, Phenotypic trait
Heterozygote Advantage Heterozygote advantage Zygosity Fitness Dominance Genotype Polymorphism Genetic variation Sickle-cell disease Phenotypic trait - biology - genetics
A heterozygote advantage (heterozygous advantage) describes the case in which the heterozygote genotype has a higher relative fitness than either the homozygote dominant or homozygote recessive genotype. This selection favoring the heterozygote is one of the mechanisms that maintain polymorphism and help to explain some kinds of genetic va...  more »
ISBN-13: 9786130291969
ISBN-10: 6130291965
Publication Date: 1/12/2010
Pages: 68
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Publisher: Alphascript Publishing
Book Type: Paperback
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