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heterotypic

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het·er·o·typ·ic  (ht-r-tpk) also het·er·o·typ·i·cal (--kl)
adj.
1. Biology Of, relating to, or being the reduction division of meiosis.
2. Of a different type or form.
heterotypic [ˌhɛtərəʊˈtɪpɪk], heterotypical
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) denoting or relating to the first nuclear division of meiosis, in which the chromosome number is halved Compare homeotypic


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