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heterogamete

[ het-er-uh-gam-eet, -uh-roh-guh-meet ]

noun

Cell Biology.
  1. either of a pair of conjugating gametes differing in form, size, structure, or sex.

heterogamete

/ ˌɛəəʊɡæˈː /

noun

  1. a gamete that differs in size and form from the one with which it unites in fertilization Compare 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
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Origin of heterogamete1

First recorded in 1895–1900; hetero- + gamete

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