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Isogamy

//aɪ̯ˈsɒɡəmi// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Sexual bonding or marriage involving partners of equal social status. uncountable, usually
  2. 2
    (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure wordnet
  3. 3
    A form of sexual reproduction involving gametes of similar morphology. uncountable, usually

    "Among other organisms, alternative methods of reproduction include budding, hermaphroditism (one individual carrying both kinds of sex organs) and isogamy (two individuals, not distinguished as male and female, combining their genes)."

Etymology

From iso- + -gamy.

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