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Definition of: heterotypic
(het′ər·ə·tip′ik) adjective Biol.
Denoting a form of meiosis in which the chromosomes split at an early period, the halves remaining united at the ends and opening out into rings, each of which represents two chromosomes: contrasted with homeotẏypic. Also het′er·o·typ′i·cal.
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