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heterogamete

[ het-er-uh-gam-eet, -uh-roh-guh-meet ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈgæm it, -ə roʊ gəˈmit /
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noun Cell Biology.
either of a pair of conjugating gametes differing in form, size, structure, or sex.
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Compare isogamete.

Origin of heterogamete

First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + gamete

Words nearby heterogamete

heterodoxy, heterodyne, heteroecious, heteroecism, heteroflexible, heterogamete, heterogametic, heterogamous, heterogamy, heterogeneity, heterogeneous
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British Dictionary definitions for heterogamete

heterogamete
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊɡæˈmiːt) /
noun
a gamete that differs in size and form from the one with which it unites in fertilizationCompare isogamete
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