"Heterogeneous" Natural Recordings by Native Speakers
Heterogeneous refers to something that is composed of different kinds of things; diverse in type, character, or aspect. It can describe a mixture of people, objects, or ideas that are unlike one another. In other words, heterogeneous is the opposite of homogeneous, which means uniform or similar in kind.
Heterogametic refers to a biological individual, typically an animal, that has sex chromosomes that are different and do not match each other. In other words, the individual has one X chromosome and one Y chromosome, or one Z chromosome and one W chromosome. This is in contrast to homogametic individuals, who have sex chromosomes that are the same, such as two X chromosomes or two Z chromosomes. The term is often used in the context of genetics and evolution to describe the biological sex of an individual.
Heterogamy refers to the practice of having children with someone of a different social class or economic background. It is often used to describe marriage or relationships between people from different socioeconomic groups, where the partners' social positions, education, income, or other factors are significantly different. In biology, heterogamy also refers to the union of gametes (sex cells) of different types or sexes, resulting in the formation of offspring with a different genotype than either parent.