Heteromery

Translation of "heteromery" into Russian

Noun

heteromery

heteromeries pl

The study of heteromery in plants can reveal important evolutionary adaptations.

Изучение гетеромерии у растений может выявить важные эволюционные адаптации.

Noun

The condition of having parts or members unequal in number or form; the state of being heteromerous (contrasted with isomery).

The insect’s legs exhibit heteromery, with the hind pair having fewer tarsal segments than the front pairs.

(Botany) A floral condition in which the successive whorls contain different numbers of parts.

In many oxalis species, heteromery is seen when the calyx has five sepals while the corolla has only four petals.