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amphimixis
[ am-fuh-mik-sis ]
noun
- Biology. the merging of the nuclei of the sperm and egg cells; sexual reproduction.
- Psychoanalysis. the combining of anal and genital eroticism in the development of sexuality.
amphimixis
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noun
- true sexual reproduction by the fusion of gametes from two organisms Compare apomixis
Derived Forms
- ËŒ²¹³¾±è³ó¾±Ëˆ³¾¾±³¦³Ù¾±³¦, adjective
Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms
- ²¹³¾Â·±è³ó¾±Â·³¾¾±³¦Â·³Ù¾±³¦ [am-f, uh, -, mik, -tik], adjective
- ²¹³¾î€…p³ó¾±Â·³¾¾±³¦î€ƒt¾±Â·³¦²¹±ô·±ô²â adverb
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of amphimixis1
˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins
Origin of amphimixis1
Example Sentences
Regression.—An important result of quantitative work brings into prominence the steady tendency to maintain the type which appears to be one of the most important results of amphimixis.
Mature ova or spermatozoa will not normally divide if left to themselves, but that is because they are specialised to secure amphimixis, not because their powers are in any way declining or impoverished.
This is the harmony of counterparts and constitutes the best basis of psychic amphimixis.
He attributed variation partly to the union of gametes containing various determinants, which he termed amphimixis: this, however, would introduce nothing new.
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