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Adjective: hemizygous  ,he-mi'zI-gus
  1. Having only one of a pair of genes, for example the unpaired X chromosomes of a male mammal
    "Males thus express whatever genes are on their X, and this is called hemizygous inheritance"

Encyclopedia: Hemizygous

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hemipterous insect
Hemiramphidae
hemisphere
hemispheric
hemispherical
hemistich
hemitin
Hemitripterus
Hemitripterus americanus
hemizygos vein
hemizygous
hemizygous vein
hemline
hemlock
hemlock tree
hemlock water dropwort
hemmer
Hemminge
hemming-stitch
hemo-
hemochromatosis