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heteromorphic

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heteromorphic

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Main Entry: het·ero·mor·phic

Pronunciation: \ˌhe-tə-rə-ˈmȯr-fik\

Function: 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>

— het·ero·mor·phism \-ˌfi-zəm\ noun

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