heterotypic

heterotypic
Of a different or unusual type or form.

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het·ero·typ·ic .het-ə-rō-'tip-ik adj
1) of or being the reduction division of meiosis as contrasted with typical mitotic division compare HOMOTYPIC (2)
2) different in kind, arrangement, or form <\heterotypic aggregations of cells>

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het·ero·typ·ic (het″ə-ro-tipґik) pertaining to, characteristic of, or belonging to a different type.

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