a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes differ in both size and form
Compare isogamy
2.
a condition in which different types of reproduction occur in successive generations of an organism
3.
the presence of both male and female flowers in one inflorescence
Compare homogamy (sense 1)
Derived forms
heterogamous (ˌheterˈogamous)
adjective
heterogamy in American English
(ˌhetəˈrɑɡəmi)
noun
heterogamous state
Word origin
[1870–75; hetero- + -gamy]This word is first recorded in the period 1870–75. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: Mafia, asymmetric, immobilize, linkage, onshorehetero- is a combining form meaning “different,” “other,” used in the formation of compoundwords. Other words that use the affix hetero- include: heterochromatic, heterogamous, heterogonous, heterogony, heterology; -gamy is a combining form with the meanings “marriage,” “union,” “fertilization, pollination,”of the kind specified by the initial element (exogamy; plastogamy; allogamy). It also forms nouns corresponding to adjectives ending in -gamous (heterogamy)
Examples of 'heterogamy' in a sentence
heterogamy
Furthermore, we study whether modernization decreased the relationship between social background and geographical heterogamy.
Ineke Maas, Richard Zijdeman 2010, 'Beyond the local marriage market: The influence of modernization on geographical heterogamy',Demographic Researchhttp://www.demographic-research.org/volumes/vol23/33/. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
Furthermore, we also assessed the importance of homogamy/heterogamy along the same dimensions.
Astri Syse, Torkild Hovde Lyngstad 2017, 'In sickness and in health: The role of marital partners in cancer survival', SSM: Population Healthhttp://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352827316301707. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)
This study examines the effect of religious heterogamy on the transmission of religion from one generation to the next.
Brian L. McPhail 2019, 'Religious Heterogamy and the Intergenerational Transmission of Religion: A Cross-NationalAnalysis', Religionshttps://www.mdpi.com/2077-1444/10/2/109. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)