/ˌhetərəˈzaɪgəʊt; US ˌhetərəʊ- ||; ˌhɛtəroˈzaɪgot/noun [C] a living thing that has two varying forms of a particular GENE (= one of the units of information that control what a living thing will be like), and whose young will therefore vary in a particular characteristic 杂合体；异型接合体；异质接合体 ➔heterozygous /ˌhetərəˈzaɪgəs ||; ˌhɛtərəˈzaɪgəs/ adj