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syngamy Biol.|ˈsɪŋgəmɪ|
[f. Gr. σύν syn-1 + γάµος marriage.]
a. Free interbreeding between organisms.
b. The fusion of two cells, or of their nuclei, in reproduction. Hence syngamic |sɪnˈgæmɪk|, syngamous |ˈsɪŋgəməs| adjs.
1904Hartog in Q. Jrnl. Microsc. Sci. Mar. 595, I venture to propose the term ‘Syngamy’ to replace ‘fertilisation’ in its modern restricted sense..; and the derivative adjectives ‘syngamic’ and ‘syngamous’ follow naturally. 1904Poulton Ess. Evolution ii. (1908) 60 Forms which freely interbreed together..may be..called Syngamic... Free interbreeding under natural conditions may be termed Syngamy. |