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Gamete vs Pedogamy - What's the difference?

gamete | pedogamy |

As nouns the difference between gamete and pedogamy

is that gamete is gamete (reproductive cell) while pedogamy is (biology) the reproduction of some protists by the fusion of gametes that have the same parent.

gamete

English

(wikipedia gamete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (cytology) A reproductive cell (male (sperm) or female (egg)) that has only half the usual number of chromosomes.

    • Synonyms

    * sex cell * See also

    Hyponyms

    * spermatozoon * sperm * ovum * egg

    Hypernyms

    * germ cell

    Derived terms

    * gametic * gametically * gametocyte * gametogenesis * gametophyte

    See also

    * oocyte * spermatid * meiosis * syngamy

    pedogamy

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The reproduction of some protists by the fusion of gametes that have the same parent