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het⋅er⋅o⋅gam⋅ete

  [het-er-uh-gam-eet, -uh-roh-guh-meet]
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–noun Cell Biology.
either of a pair of conjugating gametes differing in form, size, structure, or sex.
Compare isogamete.

Origin:
1895–1900; hetero- + gamete
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het·er·o·gam·ete   (hět'ə-rō-gām'ēt', -gə-mēt')   
n.  Either of two conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behavior, such as the small motile male spermatozoon and the larger nonmotile female ovum. Also called anisogamete.
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Main Entry: het·ero·ga·mete
Pronunciation: "het-&-rO-g&-'mEt, -'gam-"Et
Function: noun
: either of a pair of gametes that differin form, size, or behavior and occur typically as large nonmotile female gametes and small motile sperms
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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heterogamete het·er·o·gam·ete (hět'ə-rō-gām'ēt', -gə-mēt')
n.
Either of two conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behavior, such as the small motile male spermatozoon and the larger nonmotile female ovum.

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