isogamous

[ahy-sog-uh-muhs]

adjective

Biology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of isogamous¹

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.

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