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intergametic

intergametic adjective: between gametes.

Adjective

intergametic (not comparable)

  1. Between gametes.
    • A genetic distance matrix was constructed to estimate intergametic genetic distances of pollen, and an analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) was used to determine variation in pollen donors within one tree and between pairs of trees.2015 September 26, “Limited Pollen Dispersal Contributes to Population Genetic Structure but Not Local Adaptation in Quercus oleoides Forests of Costa Rica”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of intergametic

From inter- + gametic.

Questions about intergametic

What does intergametic mean?
Intergametic means between gametes.
What part of speech is intergametic?
Intergametic is an adjective.

Words near intergametic in the dictionary

  1. interfusion
  2. interfusions
  3. intergalactic
  4. intergalactic medium
  5. intergalactically
  6. intergametic
  7. intergametophytic
  8. intergang
  9. interganglion
  10. interganglionic
  11. intergemmal

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