Define/Explain: Heterozygous.

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(N/A) Heterozygous is a genetic condition in which an individual possesses two different alleles for a specific gene or character.
For example,in a pea plant,the genotype $Tt$ represents a heterozygous condition for height,where $T$ is the allele for tallness and $t$ is the allele for dwarfness.

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