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oogamy
/ əʊˈɒɡəmɪ /
noun
- sexual reproduction involving a small motile male gamete and a large much less motile female gamete: occurs in all higher animals and some plants
oogamy
/ ō-ŏg′ə-mē /
- A system of sexual reproduction in which one gamete (called the egg) is large and nonmotile, while the other (called the sperm) is small and motile. Oogamy is a type of heterogamy.
- Compare isogamy
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Derived Forms
- oˈogamous, adjective
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