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heterogamy
Variant of heterogamous
heterogamous
definition
het·er·oga·mous (het′ər äg′ə məs)
adjective
- characterized by the uniting of heterogametes
- characterized by reproduction in which sexual and asexual generations alternate
- bearing flowers that are sexually different
Related Forms:
- heterogamy het′·er·og′amy (-mē) noun
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