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microgamete
[ mahy-kroh-gam-eet, -guh-meet ]
noun
, Cell Biology.
- (in heterogamous reproduction) the smaller and, usually, the male of two conjugating gametes.
microgamete
/ ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɡæmiːt /
noun
- See macrogametethe smaller and apparently male of two gametes in conjugating protozoans Compare macrogamete
microgamete
/ mī′krō-găm′ēt′,-gə-mēt′ /
- The smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually the male, in an organism that reproduces by heterogamy.
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On coming into contact with this protuberance (probably attracted to it by the female pronucleus), a microgamete adheres.
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