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cytogamy

cytogamy noun: the self-fertilization of parameciums without exchange of DNA.

Noun

cytogamy

  1. The self-fertilization of parameciums without exchange of DNA

Origin of cytogamy

From cyto- + -gamy.

Questions about cytogamy

What does cytogamy mean?
Cytogamy means the self-fertilization of parameciums without exchange of DNA.
What part of speech is cytogamy?
Cytogamy is a noun.

Words near cytogamy in the dictionary

  1. cytofluorometry
  2. cytoform
  3. cytoforms
  4. cytofunnel
  5. cytofunnels
  6. cytogamy
  7. cytogene
  8. cytogenes
  9. cytogeneses
  10. cytogenesis
  11. cytogenetic

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