Heterotypic


[het-er-uh-tip-ik] /ˌhɛt ər əˈtɪp ɪk/

adjective, Biology.
1.
of or relating to the first or reductional division in meiosis.
/ˌhɛtərəʊˈtɪpɪk/
adjective
1.
denoting or relating to the first nuclear division of meiosis, in which the chromosome number is halved Compare homeotypic

heterotypic het·er·o·typ·ic (hět’ə-rō-tĭp’ĭk) or het·er·o·typ·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)
adj.
Of a different or unusual type or form.

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