heterogamy
(hĕtˌə-rŏgˈə-mē)
noun- Alternation of sexual and parthenogenic generations, as in some aphids.
- 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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