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heterogametic

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het·er·o·ga·met·ic  (ht-r-g-mtk)
adj.
1. Producing dissimilar gametes, such as those of human males, who produce two types of spermatozoa, one bearing the X-chromosome and the other bearing the Y-chromosome.
2. Of or relating to heterogametes.
heterogametic [ˌhɛtərəʊgəˈmɛorgɪk]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics denoting the sex that possesses dissimilar sex chromosomes. In humans and many other mammals it is the male sex, possessing one X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome Compare homogametic


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