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semi-identical

adj

Etymology

From semi- + identical.

  1. derived from identicus
  2. borrowed from identique
  3. suffixed as identical — “identic + al”
  4. prefixed as semi-identical — “semi + identical”

Definitions

  1. Being the result of two sperm cells fertilizing a single egg, which then splits into two…

    Being the result of two sperm cells fertilizing a single egg, which then splits into two embryos, sharing all of the mother's genetic material but only half of the father's.

  2. Being the result of two sperm cells each fertilizing a split egg, where one fertilizes…

    Being the result of two sperm cells each fertilizing a split egg, where one fertilizes the major egg body and another fertilizes the minor polar body.

The neighborhood

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA