heterotypic

[ het-er-uh-tip-ik ]

adjectiveCell Biology.

of or relating to the first or reductional division in meiosis.

Origin of heterotypic

First recorded in 1885–90; hetero- + type + -ic

Also het·er·o·typ·i·cal .

Compare homeotypic.

Words Nearby heterotypic

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How to use heterotypic in a sentence

The heterotypic maturation mitosis in Amphibia and its general significance.
Studies in Spermatogenesis | Nettie Maria Stevens
In 1887 W. Flemming termed this the heterotypic form of nuclear division.
Darwin and Modern Science | A.C. Seward and Others

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 halved: Compare homeotypic

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