| Descriptor English: | Hemizygote | ||||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Hemicigoto                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Hemizigoto | ||||||
| Descriptor French: | Hémizygote | ||||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Hemizygotes | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        G05.380.371 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D057898 | ||||||
| Scope note: | An individual having only one allele at a given locus because of the loss of the other allele through a mutation (e.g., CHROMOSOME DELETION). | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | No qualifiers | ||||||
| Previous Indexing: | 
                                                Heterozygote (1971-2010) | 
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| Public MeSH Note: | 2011 | 
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| History Note: | 2011 | 
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| Related: | 
                                                                                                                        Loss of Heterozygosity
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| DeCS ID: | 54333 | ||||||
| Unique ID: | D057898 | ||||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||||
| Date Established: | 2011/01/01 | ||||||
| Date of Entry: | 2010/06/25 | 
                        
                                                                    
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| Scope note | An individual having only one allele at a given locus because of the loss of the other allele through a mutation (e.g., CHROMOSOME DELETION). | 
| Preferred term | Hemizygote | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Hemizygotes                                                 | 
                                
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