heterogamety

As nouns the difference between terms and heterogamety

is that terms is while heterogamety is (biology) the production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism.

Heterogametic is a related term of heterogamety.

In biology|lang=en terms the difference between heterogametic and heterogamety

is that heterogametic is (biology) that produces different forms of the same gamete eg spermatozoa containing either an x- or a y-chromosome while heterogamety is (biology) the production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism.

As an adjective heterogametic

is (biology) that produces heterogametes.

As a noun heterogamety is

(biology) the production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism.

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.

As nouns the difference between ploidy and heterogamety

is that ploidy is (genetics) the number of homologous sets of chromosomes in a cell while heterogamety is (biology) the production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism.

As nouns the difference between gamete and heterogamety

is that gamete is gamete (reproductive cell) while heterogamety is (biology) the production of gametes of different ploidy by an individual of one sex of an organism.