heteromorphic

het·ero·mor·phic

adj \-ˈmȯr-fik\

Definition of HETEROMORPHIC

1

: deviating from the usual form

2

: unlike in form or size—used specifically of synaptic chromosomes <the X and Y chromosomes constitute a heteromorphic pair> <heteromorphic bivalents>; compare homomorphic 2

—het·ero·mor·phism \-ˌfiz-əm\ noun

Variants of HETEROMORPHIC

het·ero·mor·phic also het·ero·mor·phous \-fəs\