heterotypic

American

[het-er-uh-tip-ik] / ˌhɛt ər əˈtɪp ɪk /

Also heterotypical

adjective

Cell Biology.

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

heterotypic British

/ 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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Etymology

Origin of heterotypic

First recorded in 1885–90; hetero- + type ( def. ) + -ic ( def. )

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The heterotypic maturation mitosis in Amphibia and its general significance.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part II by Stevens, Nettie Maria

Thus each daughter-cell after the first or heterotypic division in normal cases contains 7 chromosomes.

From Hormones and Heredity by Cunningham, J. T.

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