Definition of Hemizygous

1. Adjective. (genetics) Having some single copies of genes in an otherwise diploid cell or organism ¹

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Definition of Hemizygous

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Hemizygous

1. A situation within a cell where only one copy of a gene or group of genes is present instead of the usual two copies per gene in a diploid genome. The word is used as in the following example: the cell is hemizygous for gene X. (09 Oct 1997)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hemizygous

hemitonic pentatonic scale
hemitonic pentatonic scales
hemitremor
hemitrope
hemitropes
hemitropous
hemitropy
hemitruncus
hemizygos vein
hemizygosity
hemizygote
hemizygotes
hemizygotic
hemizygous (current term)
hemizygous vein
hemless
hemline
hemline theory
hemlines
hemlock
hemlock tree
hemlock water dropwort
hemlock woolly adelgid
hemlock woolly adelgids
hemlocks
hemloite
hemmed

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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