Heterogenic

Quick meaning: Heterogenic is an adjective meaning (genetics) Of or relating to the genes of different species.

Meaning

(genetics) Of or relating to the genes of different species.

More Meanings

1. Characteristic of a different sex (especially of hypertrichosis or facial hair typical of a man but found on a woman).
2. (rare) Relating to or involving (people, animals, things, etc, of) different kinds (genera), for example different sexes.

Example Sentences

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Furthermore, being a woman composer is internally a heterogenic, multifaceted, and even conflicted process.

Since the case study areas in the SECOA project are very heterogenic and are subjected to heterogenic drivers it was recommended by work package leader for this task (Tran 2011 a, b) to focus the DPSIR study on the […] coastal wetlands.

1983, S. M. Al-Sabah, Development Planning in an Oil Economy and the Role of the Woman: The Case of Kuwait, London : Eastlords Pub. There is no question that the mail survey is "the most practical method for obtaining reasonably compatible data across a large geographic base, a large heterogenic group, and also a large sample size".

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