heterogamy

(hĕtˌə-rŏgˈə-mē)

noun
  1. Alternation of sexual and parthenogenic generations, as in some aphids.
  2. The state or condition in which conjugating gametes are dissimilar in structure and size as well as in function.

Related Forms:

  • hetˌer·o·gamˈic (-rō-gămˈĭk) adjective

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