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heterogamy

UK:^*^*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌhɛtəˈrɒɡəmɪ/US:USA pronunciation: respellingUSA pronunciation: respelling(het′ə rog′ə mē)

het•er•og•a•my (het′ə rog′ə mē),USA pronunciation n.

Botany, Geneticsheterogamous state.

hetero- + -gamy 1870–75

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heterogamy /ˌhɛtəˈrɒɡəmɪ/ n

a type of sexual reproduction in which the gametes differ in both size and form
a condition in which different types of reproduction occur in successive generations of an organism
the presence of both male and female flowers in one inflorescence
Compare homogamy

ˌheterˈogamous adj

'heterogamy' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):

homogamy - gamy

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