heterogametic

heterogametic definition - medical

het·er·o·ga·met·ic (hĕtˌə-rō-gə-mĕtˈĭk)

adjective
Producing dissimilar gametes, such as those of human males, who produce two types of spermatozoa, one bearing the X-chromosome and the other bearing the Y-chromosome.

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