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adjective Genetics.
producing only one type of gamete with respect to sex chromosomes.
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Homogametic
has a plethora of syllables.
So is dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane. Does it mean:
| a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S. |
| an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language. |
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| homogametic (ˌhəʊməɡəˈmɛtɪk) | |
| —adj | |
| genetics Compare heterogametic denoting the sex that possesses two similar sex chromosomes. In humans and many other mammals it is the female sex, possessing two X-chromosomes | |
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homogametic ho·mog·a·met·ic (hō'mō-gə-mět'ĭk)
adj.
Producing gametes containing only one type of sex chromosome.
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