anisogamete

[an-ahy-soh-guh-meet, -gam-eet, an-ahy-soh-gam-eet]

noun Biology.

either of a pair of unlike gametes, usually differing in size.

Origin:
aniso- + gamete

Related forms

an·i·so·ga·met·ic

[an-ahy-soh-guh-met-ik, an-ahy-] , adjective

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Anisogamete is always a great word to know.

So is genus. Does it mean:

a mature sexual reproductive cell, such as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism

the usual major subdivision of a family or subfamily in the classification of organisms, usually consisting of more than one species

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anisogamete
noun
either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size

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