To pronounce "heterozygous", say HET-er-ozyg-ous — 4 syllables. Tap play below to hear it in four English accents, or practice it syllable by syllable.
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"heterozygous" has 4 syllables: het-er-ozyg-ous. It rhymes with homozygous and lygus, if that helps it stick.
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"Heterozygous" has 4 syllables: het · er · ozyg · ous.
Heterozygous: Of an organism which has two different alleles of a given gene.
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