heterokinesis

noun

het·​ero·​kinesis

¦hetə(ˌ)rō+

: qualitative nuclear division

—used of the meiotic reduction division in the heterogametic sex

heterokinetic

"+

adjective

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from heter- + -kinesis

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