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Gamogenesis

[gam-uh-jen-uh-sis]

gam·o·gen·e·sis

[gam-uh-jen-uh-sis]
noun Biology.
sexual reproduction.

Origin:
1860–65; gamo- + -genesis

gam·o·ge·net·ic [gam-oh-juh-net-ik] , gam·o·ge·net·i·cal, adjective
gam·o·ge·net·i·cal·ly, adverb
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Gamogenesis is always a great word to know.
So is regression. Does it mean:
the continuous sequence of changes undergone by an organism from one primary form, as a gamete, to the development of the same form again
reversion to an earlier or less advanced state or form or to a common or general type
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gamogenesis (ˌɡæməʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs)
 
n
another name for sexual reproduction
 
gamogenetic
 
adj
 
gamoge'netical
 
adj
 
gamoge'netically
 
adv

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gamogenesis gam·o·gen·e·sis (gām'ə-jěn'ĭ-sĭs)
n.
The act or process of sexual reproduction.

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