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het·ero·ga·met·ic | \ ˌhe-tə-rō-gə-ˈme-tik 
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\Definition of heterogametic
: forming two kinds of gametes of which one produces male offspring and the other female offspring
the human male is heterogametic
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heterogamety \ ˌhe-tə-rō-ˈga-mə-tē \ noun
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heterogametic
adjectivehet·ero·ga·met·ic | \ -gə-ˈmet-ik , -ˈmēt- \
, -ˈmēt- \Medical Definition of heterogametic
: forming two kinds of gametes of which one determines offspring of one sex and the other determines offspring of the opposite sex
the human male is heterogametic
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heterogamety \ -ˈgam-ət-ē \ noun, plural heterogameties
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The first known use of heterogametic was in 1910
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