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heterotypic
[ het-er-uh-tip-ik ]
adjective
, Cell Biology.
- of or relating to the first or reductional division in meiosis.
heterotypic
/ ˌhɛtərəʊˈtɪpɪk /
adjective
- See homeotypicdenoting or relating to the first nuclear division of meiosis, in which the chromosome number is halved Compare homeotypic
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Example Sentences
The heterotypic maturation mitosis in Amphibia and its general significance.
From Project Gutenberg
In 1887 W. Flemming termed this the heterotypic form of nuclear division.
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