heterotypic

[het-er-uh-tip-ik]

het·er·o·typ·ic

[het-er-uh-tip-ik]
adjective Biology.
of or pertaining to the first or reductional division in meiosis.
Also, het·er·o·typ·i·cal.
Compare homeotypic.


Origin:
1885–90; hetero- + -typic
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Heterotypic is always a great word to know.
So is yellow-green algae. Does it mean:
the primary subdivision of a taxonomic kingdom, grouping together all classes of organisms that have the same body plan
single-celled colonial algae occurring in soil and on moist rocks and vegetation and also as a slime or scum on ponds and stagnant waters
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World English Dictionary
heterotypic or heterotypical (ˌhɛtərəʊˈtɪpɪk)
 
adj
Compare homeotypic denoting or relating to the first nuclear division of meiosis, in which the chromosome number is halved
 
heterotypical or heterotypical
 
adj

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Medical Dictionary

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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