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Oogamy

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isogamynoun(biology) A form of sexual reproduction involving gametes of similar morphology.
anisogametenoun(biology) heterogamete
anisogamynoun(cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes.
anisogametynoun(biology) A difference in the size or structure of conjugating gametes.
heterogamynoun(sociology) Marriage or similar union between people of different sexes, or social strata, such as races.
exogamynounmarriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than one's own as required by custom or law
merogamynoun(biology) Merogony.
endogamynounThe practice of marrying or requiring to marry within one's own ethnic, religious, or social group.
gamogonynounSynonym of gametogony.
zoogamynoun(zoology) The sexual reproduction of animals.
agamogonynoun(biology) schizogony, or any other form of asexual reproduction
heterogametynoun(biology) The production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism
heterogametenounEither of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum.
pseudogamynoun(botany) any reproductive process that requires pollination but does not involve male inheritance.
stenogamynoun(biology) The condition of being stenogamous
agamynoun(biology) Asexual reproduction.
oogenynounoogenesis
allogamynoun(biology) The fertilization of an ovum from one individual with the spermatozoa of another; cross-fertilization
hologamynoun(biology) A form of sexual reproduction in which the gametes are approximately the same shape and size as the somatic cells
polygynandrynoun(anthropology, zoology) A mating pattern involving multiple males and multiple females.

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