homogametic

[ hoh-moh-guh-met-ik, hom-oh- ]

adjectiveGenetics.

producing only one type of gamete with respect to sex chromosomes.

Origin of homogametic

1905–10; homo- + gametic

Compare heterogametic.

Words Nearby homogametic

Homo erectus
homoerotic
homoerotica
homoeroticism
Homo floresiensis
homogametic
homogamous
homogamy
homogenate
homogeneity
homogeneous

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British Dictionary definitions for homogametic

homogametic

/ (ˌhəʊməɡəˈmɛtɪk) /

adjective

genetics denoting the sex that possesses two similar sex chromosomes. In humans and many other mammals it is the female sex, possessing two X-chromosomes: Compare heterogametic

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