Describing something that differs from the standard type or original example, or referring to a type of cell division that produces different results than normal.
From 'heterotype' plus '-ic,' used in both taxonomic and genetic contexts since the early 1900s.
Heterotypic meiosis is wild: during this type of cell division, chromosomes behave unexpectedly, sometimes creating genetic variations that drive evolution forward!
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