Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • noun Reproduction by the fusion or conjugation of isogametes, as in certain algae and fungi.

from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun In botany, the conjugation of two gametes of similar form, as in certain algæ. Compare oögamy.

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  • noun A form of sexual reproduction involving gametes of similar morphology.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure

Etymologies

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From iso- + -gamy

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Examples

  • From isogamy where both “egg” and “sperm” are one and the same, to anisogamy where the egg hecomes the larger and the sperm the smaller one to oogamy where the sperm is now flagellated and fertilizes an egg with no flagella.

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