isogamous

[ ahy-sog-uh-muhs ]

adjective

, Biology.

1. having two similar gametes in which no differentiation can be distinguished, or reproducing by the union of such gametes ( heterogamous ).

Word History and Origins

Origin of isogamous¹

First recorded in 1885–90; iso- + -gamous

Example Sentences

The sporoblast or gamete thus formed is completely isogamous and normally conjugates with the like one from the other associate, when a single zygote results which becomes a spore containing eight sporozoites, in the ordinary manner.

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