heterogametic
Syllabification: (het·er·o·ga·met·ic)
Pronunciation: /ˌhetərōgəˈmetik/
Definition of heterogametic
adjective
Biology- denoting the sex that has sex chromosomes that differ in morphology, resulting in two different kinds of gamete, e.g., (in mammals) the male and (in birds) the female. The opposite of homogametic.