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Observe that the heterozygote seems to exhibit a value closer to the European/light homozygote than the the African/dark homozygote!
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Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
25 July 2011
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Razib Khan,
Discover Magazine,
25 July 2011
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“Heterozygote.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/heterozygote. Accessed 4 Jul. 2026.
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heterozygote
noun
het·ero·zy·gote
ˌhet-ə-rō-ˈzī-ˌgōt 
: a heterozygous individual
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