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Heterozygote

Known as: heterozygous genotype, Heterozygous, Heterozygosity 
Occurs when the two alleles at a particular gene locus are different. A heterozygous genotype may include one normal allele and one mutation, or two… 
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Review
1997
Review
1997
Screening for CDKN2A mutations in hereditary melanoma.
Cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) is a potentially fatal form of skin cancer whose etiology is heterogeneous and complex… 
1996
1996
Loss of heterozygosity of multiple tumor suppressor genes in human gastric cancers by polymerase chain reaction.
Loss of heterozygosity (LOH) occurring on various chromosomes has been described in the majority of human tumors and its targets… 
Highly Cited
1995
Highly Cited
1995
Identification of multiple breast cancers of multicentric origin by histological observations and distribution of allele loss on chromosome 16q.
Breast cancer is often detected as multiple lesions clinically and/or histopathologically. To examine if the origin of such… 
1994
1994
Yield Stability Differences among Tomato Genotypes Grown in Latin America and the Caribbean
The environment substantially affects the performance of tomato ( Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.) genotypes in Latin America and… 
Highly Cited
1993
Highly Cited
1993
Genetic variation within and between two Tyrrhenian populations of the Mediterranean alcyonarian Corallium rubrum
Allozymic variation of 13 gene loci was investigated in 2 samples of Corallium rubrum (L.) collected in the Tyrrhenian Sea… 
Highly Cited
1986
Highly Cited
1986
Cloning of the esterase D gene: a polymorphic gene probe closely linked to the retinoblastoma locus on chromosome 13.
The study of recessive oncogenes such as those responsible for retinoblastoma and Wilms tumor is difficult because the gene… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
Human growth hormone gene deletion without antibody formation or growth arrest during treatment--a new disease entity?
Using restriction endonuclease analysis of genomic DNA hybridized to a human chorionic somatomammotropin (hCS) complementary (c… 
Review
1978
Review
1978
Population genetic studies of the Philippine Negritos. I. A pilot survey of red cell enzyme and serum protein groups.
Electrophoretic surveys of red cell enzyme and serum protein systems representing 21 genetic loci were carried out on 129 blood… 
Highly Cited
1973
Highly Cited
1973
Biochemical polymorphism and systematics in the genus Peromyscus. 3. Variation in the Florida deer mouse (Peromyscus floridanus), a pleistocene relict.
Electrophoretically demonstrable variation was analyzed in proteins encoded by 41 structural gene loci in 71 individuals of the… 
1960
1960
The enzymatic expression of heterozygosity in families of children with galactosemia.
Assay of galactose-I-phosphate uridyl transferase in erythrocytes has been applied to a study of 14 families in which a known…