heteromorphic
adjective
het·ero·mor·phic
ˌhe-tə-rə-ˈmȯr-fik 
1
: deviating from the usual form
2
: exhibiting diversity of form or forms
heteromorphic pairs of chromosomes
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heteromorphic
adjective
het·ero·mor·phic
-ˈmȯr-fik
variants
also heteromorphous
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 sense 2
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