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单词 heterogamete
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heterogamete

[ het-er-uh-gam-eet, -uh-roh-guh-meet ]
/ ˌhɛt ər əˈgæm it, -ə roʊ gəˈmit /

noun Cell Biology.

either of a pair of conjugating gametes differing in form, size, structure, or sex.
Compare isogamete.

Origin of heterogamete

First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + gamete

Words nearby heterogamete

heterodyne, heteroecious, heteroecism, heteroerotism, heteroflexible, heterogamete, heterogametic, heterogamous, heterogamy, heterogeneity, heterogeneous
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British Dictionary definitions for heterogamete

heterogamete
/ (ˌhɛtərəʊɡæˈmiːt) /

noun

a gamete that differs in size and form from the one with which it unites in fertilizationCompare isogamete
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for heterogamete

heterogamete
[ hĕt′ə-rō-gămēt′, -gə-mēt ]

n.

Either of two conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behavior, such as the small motile male spermatozoon and the larger nonmotile female ovum.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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