English

Adjective

homeotypic ‎(not comparable)

1. (genetics) Relating to the second nuclear division in meiosis
   • 2015 December 3, “Segmentation of Image Data from Complex Organotypic 3D Models of Cancer Tissues with Markov Random Fields”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0143798:

     To recapitulate the features of solid tumours in vitro requires cell based assays that simultaneously mimic the extracellular matrix and tumour microenvironment, homeotypic and heterotypic cell-cell contacts, and allow the formation of relevant cell-matrix interactions.