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het⋅er⋅og⋅a⋅my

  [het-uh-rog-uh-mee]
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–noun
heterogamous state.
Origin:
1870–75; hetero- + -gamy
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het·er·og·a·my   (hět'ə-rŏg'ə-mē)   
n.  

  1. Alternation of sexual and parthenogenic generations, as in some aphids.

  2. The state or condition in which conjugating gametes are dissimilar in structure and size as well as in function.

het'er·o·gam'ic (-rō-gām'ĭk) adj.
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Main Entry: het·er·og·a·my
Pronunciation: -mE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -mies
1 : sexualreproduction involving fusion of unlike gametes often differing in size, structure, and physiology
2 : the condition of reproducing by heterogamy
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heterogamy het·er·og·a·my (hět'ə-rŏg'ə-mē)
n.
The state or condition in which conjugating gametes are dissimilar in structure and size as well as in function.

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heterogamy   (hět'ə-rŏg'ə-mē)  Pronunciation Key 

  1. Alternation of sexual and parthenogenetic generations, as in the life cycles of some aphids.

  2. A reproductive system that is characterized by the fusion of gametes (called heterogametes) that are dissimilar in size and structure, such as the egg and sperm of animals.


heterogamous adjective
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