isogamy

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I0252000 (ī-sŏg′ə-mē)n. Reproduction by the fusion or conjugation of isogametes, as in certain algae and fungi.

i·sog′a·mous adj.

isogamy

(aɪˈsɒɡəmɪ) n (Biology) (in some algae and fungi) sexual fusion of gametes of similar size and form. Compare heterogamy¹ iˈsogamous, isog'amic adj

isogamy

reproduction by means of the union of isogametes. — isogamous, adj.See also: Biology

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isogamy - (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structurebiological science, biology - the science that studies living organismsamphimixis, sexual reproduction - reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete

isogamy

(īsŏg`əmē), in biology, a condition in which the sexual cells, or gametes, are of the same form and size and are usually indistinguishable from each other. Many algaealgae
[plural of Lat. alga=seaweed], a large and diverse group of primarily aquatic plantlike organisms. These organisms were previously classified as a primitive subkingdom of the plant kingdom, the thallophytes (plants that lack true roots, stems, leaves, and flowers).
..... Click the link for more information. and some fungiFungi
, kingdom of heterotrophic single-celled, multinucleated, or multicellular organisms, including yeasts, molds, and mushrooms. The organisms live as parasites, symbionts, or saprobes (see saprophyte).
..... Click the link for more information. have isogamous gametes. In most sexual reproduction, as in mammals for example, the ovum is quite larger and of different appearance than the sperm cell. This condition is called anisogamy.

Isogamy

a type of sexual process in which the merging (copulating) gametes are morphologically identical.

Isogamy is common among algae, lower fungi, and many protozoans (Rhizopoda, Radiolaria, and lower Gregarinida) but absent in multicellular animals. In isogamy the copulating gametes differ in their biochemical and physiological properties.

isogamy

[ī′säg·ə·mē] (biology) Sexual reproduction by union of gametes or individuals of similar form or structure.

isogamy

[i-sog´ah-me] reproduction resulting from union of two gametes identical in size and structure, as in protozoa. adj., adj isog´amous.

i·sog·a·my

(ī-sog'ă-mē), Conjugation between two equal gametes or two individual cells alike in all respects. [iso- + G. gamos, marriage]

isogamy

(ī-sŏg′ə-mē)n. Reproduction by the fusion or conjugation of isogametes, as in certain algae and fungi.

i·sog′a·mous adj.

i·sog·a·my

(ī-sog'ă-mē) Conjugation between two equal gametes or two individual cells alike in all respects. [iso- + G. gamos, marriage]

isogamy

see ISOGAMETE.

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noun (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure

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