heterotypic
[ het-er-uh-tip-ik ]
adjectiveCell Biology.
of or relating to the first or reductional division in meiosis.
Origin of heterotypic
1- 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 StevensIn 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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