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Define the terms homozygote and heterozygote?

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Homozygote: (genetics) an organism having two identical alleles of a particular gene and so breeding true for the particular characteristic.

Heterozygote: (genetics) an organism having two different alleles of a particular gene and so giving rise to varying offspring.

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