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heterospermic

heterospermic

English

Adjective

heterospermic (not comparable)

  1. Containing a mixture of semen from two or more male animals
    • 2016 February 6, “Development of Cheaper Embryo Vitrification Device Using the Minimum Volume Method”, in PLOS ONE, DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0148661:
      After 48 hours, female animals were artificially inseminated with a heterospermic pool of semen from male animals of the same line to randomize male effect.

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