heterotypic
[ het-er-uh-tip-ik ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈtɪp ɪk /
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adjective Cell Biology.
of or relating to the first or reductional division in meiosis.
Nearby words
- heterotrich,
- heterotrichosis,
- heterotroph,
- heterotrophic,
- heterotropia,
- heterotypic cortex,
- heterotypical chromosome,
- heteroxanthine,
- heteroxenous,
- heteroxenous parasite
Also het·er·o·typ·i·cal.
Compare homeotypic.
Origin of heterotypic
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Examples 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
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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heterotypic
[ hĕt′ə-rō-tĭp′ĭk ]
adj.
Of a different or unusual type or form.
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