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Heteromorphic — Het er*o*mor phic, a. [Hetero + Gr. morfh form.] (Biol.) Deviating from the normal, perfect, or mature form; having different forms at different stages of existence, or in different individuals of the same species; applied especially to insects… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
heteromorphic — having different or dissimilar forms, 1864; from HETERO (Cf. hetero ) + Gk. morphe form (see MORPHEUS (Cf. Morpheus)) … Etymology dictionary
heteromorphic — [het΄ər ōmôr′fik] adj. [ HETERO + MORPHIC] 1. differing from the standard type or form 2. exhibiting different forms at various stages of development, as insects in the larval and pupal stages do: Also heteromorphous heteromorphism n … English World dictionary
heteromorphic — het·ero·mor·phic mȯr fik also het·ero·mor·phous fəs adj 1) deviating from the usual form 2) unlike in form or size used specif. of synaptic chromosomes <the X and Y chromosomes constitute a heteromorphic pair>{{}}<heteromorphic… … Medical dictionary
heteromorphic — adjective Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: circa 1859 1. deviating from the usual form 2. exhibiting diversity of form or forms < heteromorphic pairs of chromosomes > • heteromorphism noun … New Collegiate Dictionary
heteromorphic bivalent — heteromorphic bivalent. См. гетероморфный бивалент. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
heteromorphic pair — heteromorphic pair. См. гетероморфная пара [хромосом]. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
heteromorphic incompatibility — heteromorfinis nesuderinamumas statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Nesuderinamumas dėl žiedo morfologijos skirtumų. atitikmenys: angl. heteromorphic incompatibility rus. гетероморфная несовместимоть … Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas
heteromorphic — adj. [Gr. heteros, different; morphe, form] 1. Deviating from the normal form. 2. At different life stages progressing to another form; heteromorphous. 3. Homologous chromosomes differing in size or form … Dictionary of invertebrate zoology
heteromorphic — heteromorphism, heteromorphy, n. /het euhr euh mawr fik/, adj. 1. Biol. dissimilar in shape, structure, or magnitude. 2. Entomol. undergoing complete metamorphosis; possessing varying forms. [1860 65; HETERO + MORPHIC] * * * … Universalium
