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Heterogamete vs Heterogamety - What's the difference?

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Heterogamety is a related term of heterogamete.



As nouns the difference between heterogamete and heterogamety

is that heterogamete is either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum while heterogamety is the production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism.

heterogamete

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum

    • Synonyms

    *anisogamete

    heterogamety

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (biology) The production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism

    • Related terms

    *heterogamete *heterogametic