heterotypic
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het·er·o·typ·ic
(hĕt′ə-rō-tĭp′ĭk) also het·er·o·typ·i·cal (-ĭ-kəl)adj.
1. Biology Of, relating to, or being the reduction division of meiosis.
2. Of a different type or form.
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heterotypic
(ˌhɛtərəʊˈtɪpɪk) orheterotypical
adj
(Biology) denoting or relating to the first nuclear division of meiosis, in which the chromosome number is halved. Compare homeotypic
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het•er•o•typ•ic
(ˌhɛt ər əˈtɪp ɪk)also het`er•o•typ′i•cal,
adj.
of or pertaining to the first or reductional division in meiosis.
[1885–90]
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