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the average proportion of loci at which an individual in a population is heterozygous.
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genetic variability among individuals within populations and variability among populations.
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A measure of genetic variation in a population calculated either as the mean frequency of heterozygotes over all loci (observed heterozygosity), or as the mean frequency of heterozygotes expected in a population in Hardy-Weinberg equilibrium (expected heterozygosity or gene diversity).
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the quality of being heterozygous. Having two different alleles of a particular gene.
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in an individual, two different alleles at one locus
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Presence of two different alleles at a locus in a diploid organism (see homozygosity). It is the result of inheritance of different alleles from parents.
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A measure of genetic diversity in a population, as measured by the number of heterozygous loci across individuals.
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the state of being heterozygous; having two different alleles of the same gene
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The percentage of people in a population who are heterozygous for a particular gene or marker; a measure of genetic diversity.
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A measure of allelic diversity at a locus (or averaged over several loci) whereby alternate alleles at a locus are different.
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presence of more than one allele type in an individual.
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The two alleles at a locus are different.
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Having different allelic genes at one or more loci in homologous chromosomes (i.e. having the same genetic location). If the same allele occupies both loci in a pair of chromosomes, the individual is said to be homologous for the allele. If not, the individual is said to be heterozygous for the allele.
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Fraction of individuals with two different alleles at a locus
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The presence of different alleles at one or more loci on homologous chromosomes.
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the probablity that a given loci will be heterozygous in a randomly selected individual. e.g. the heterozygosity of a human enzyme encloding gene is about 7%.
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