heterogamy

Variant of heterogamous

heterogamous definition

het·er·oga·mous (het′ər äg′ə məs)

adjective

  1. characterized by the uniting of heterogametes
  2. characterized by reproduction in which sexual and asexual generations alternate
  3. bearing flowers that are sexually different

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