Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Characterized by isogamy. The isogamous algæ are the Zygnemeæ, Desmidieæ, etc.
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- adjective Relating to, or undergoing
isogamy
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Examples
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Slime moulds, like all isogamous organisms, produce “sex cells” of many different types.
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Slime moulds, like all isogamous organisms, produce “sex cells” of many different types.
Dana Carvey on Darwin (NOT Dar-lose!) - The Panda's Thumb 2010
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Reproduction can happen in two ways with Phaeophyceae, it is either isogamous (where the gametes look alike), or anisogamous (with a large female egg, and small male sperm) depending on the species.
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