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  • noun biology A hemizygous individual

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  • The allele interaction value for the heterozygote is defined as the difference between the heterozygote genotypic value and the sum of the two hemizygote genotypic values. doi: 10.1371/journal. pone.0009379.g001 shows additive allele action, and xij is simply the sum of the two hemizygotic genotypic values.

    PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Arne B. Gjuvsland et al. 2010

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