heterogenetic

[ het-uh-roh-juh-net-ik ]
/ ˌhɛt ə roʊ dʒəˈnɛt ɪk /

adjective

of, relating to, or characterized by heterogenesis.
Also het·er·o·gen·ic [het-er-uh-jen-ik] /ˌhɛt ər əˈdʒɛn ɪk/.

Origin of heterogenetic

First recorded in 1870–75; hetero- + -genetic

OTHER WORDS FROM heterogenetic

het·er·o·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb

Words nearby heterogenetic

heterogeneous, heterogeneous nuclear rna, heterogeneous radiation, heterogeneous system, heterogenesis, heterogenetic, heterogenetic antigen, heterogenetic parasite, heterogenic, heterogenic enterobacterial antigen, heterogenote

Medical definitions for heterogenic (1 of 2)

heterogenic
[ hĕt′ə-rō-jĕn′ĭk ]

adj.

Relating to different gene constitutions, especially with respect to different species.

Medical definitions for heterogenic (2 of 2)

heterogenetic
[ hĕt′ə-rō-jə-nĕt′ĭk ]

adj.

Relating to heterogenesis.