homeotypic

[hoh-mee-uh-tip-ik]

adjective Cell Biology.

of or relating to the second division in meiosis.

Also ho·me·o·typ·i·cal.

Compare heterotypic.

Origin of homeotypic

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

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British Dictionary definitions for homeotypic

homeotypic

homeotypical, homoeotypic or homoeotypical

adjective

denoting or relating to the second nuclear division of meiosis, which resembles mitosisCompare heterotypic

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