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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary het·ero·mor·phic ETYMOLOGY International Scientific Vocabulary DATE circa 1859 1. deviating from the usual form 2. exhibiting diversity of form or forms heteromorphic pairs of chromosomes Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridged het·er·o·mor·phic \|hed.ərō|mȯrfik\ adjective or het·er·o·mor·phous \-fəs\ Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary heter- + -morphic or -morphous 1. : deviating from the usual form or exhibiting diversity of form: as a. : having different forms at different stages of development < holometabolic insects and certain plants with complex life cycles are heteromorphic > b. : having different forms in different members of a colony < the polyps of many complex compound jellyfishes are highly heteromorphic being chiefly specialized for feeding, defense, motility, or reproduction > c. : of irregular or unusual structure : of variable shape < the leaves of emergent plants are commonly heteromorphic > d. : unlike in form or size — used specifically of synaptic chromosomes < the X and Y chromosomes constitute a heteromorphic pair > < heteromorphic bivalents > 2. : exhibiting or undergoing heteromorphosis |
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