heterogamete

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum.

Word forms

heterogamete heterogametes

Etymology

From hetero- + gamete.

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