heterogameten.
/ˌhɛtərəʊˈɡamiːt/ Biology.
Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in character or form.
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gamete1878
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1897 Ann. Bot. 11 120 The stage of Aphanochaete is..the intermediate step between two motile heterogametes and the true sexuality realized in the higher types.
1949 B. B. Mundkur Fungi & Plant Dis. vi. 49 While the gametes are motile isogametes in Synchytrium endobioticum, they are non-motile heterogametes in Olpidiopsis.
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