heterotypic
[ het-er-uh-tip-ik ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈtɪp ɪk /
adjective Cell Biology.
of or relating to the first or reductional division in meiosis.
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Also het·er·o·typ·i·cal .
Compare homeotypic.
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Example sentences from the Web for heterotypic
In 1887 W. Flemming termed this the heterotypic form of nuclear division.
Darwin and Modern Science|A.C. Seward and OthersThe heterotypic maturation mitosis in Amphibia and its general significance.
Studies in Spermatogenesis|Nettie Maria Stevens
British Dictionary definitions for heterotypic
heterotypic
heterotypical
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊˈtɪpɪk) /
adjective
denoting or relating to the first nuclear division of meiosis, in which the chromosome number is halvedCompare homeotypic
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Medical definitions for heterotypic
heterotypic
[ hĕt′ə-rō-tĭp′ĭk ]
adj.
Of a different or unusual type or form.
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