isogamous

American  

[ahy-sog-uh-muhs] / aɪˈsɒg ə məs /

adjective

Biology.

1. having two similar gametes in which no differentiation can be distinguished, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (heterogamous ).

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Etymology

Origin of isogamous

First recorded in 1885–90; iso- + -gamous

Example Sentences

The sporoblast or gamete thus formed is completely isogamous and normally conjugates with the like one from the other associate, when a single zygote results which becomes a spore containing eight sporozoites, in the ordinary manner.

From Project Gutenberg