oogamy
/oʊˈɒɡəmi/
oogamy noun: a form of anisogamy (heterogamy) in which the female gamete (e.g. ovum) is significantly larger than the male gamete (sperm) and is non-motile.
Noun
oogamy (uncountable)
- A form of anisogamy (heterogamy) in which the female gamete (e.g. ovum) is significantly larger than the male gamete (sperm) and is non-motile.
- Isogamy is considered to be the most primitive and oogamy the most advanced type of sexual reproduction. The evolution from isogamy to oogamy through unisogamy is seen in different groups of the Chlorophyceae. Since oogamy has arisen quite independently in several groups, sometimes even within the...1951, Gilbert Morgan Smith, Manual of Phycology: An Introduction to the Algae and Their Biology, Chronica Botanica, page 44
- In the majority. motile zoospores or gametes are formed; sexual processes have evolved independently in various divisions and have included the development of oogamy.1987, G. Robin South, A. Whittick, An Introduction to Phycology, Wiley, page 1
oogamy meaning in Tamil
oogamy in Tamil
- ஊகமி, முட்டைப்புணர்ச்சி, கல்விப் பெருக்கம்
Examples of oogamy in a sentence
- Isogamy is considered to be the most primitive and oogamy the most advanced type of sexual reproduction.1951, Gilbert Morgan Smith, Manual of Phycology: An Introduction to the Algae and Their Biology, Chronica Botanica, page 44:
- Throughout the process of algal and plant evolution, the mode of mating has evolved from isogamy to unisogamy, and, finally, oogamy.2014, Atsushi Sakai, “8: Generative Cells”, in Tetsuko Noguchi, Shigeyuki Kawano, Hirokazu Tsukaya, Sachihiro Matsunaga, Atsushi Sakai...
Origin of oogamy
From oo- + -gamy.
Words formed from oogamy
Questions about oogamy
- What does oogamy mean?
- Oogamy means a form of anisogamy (heterogamy) in which the female gamete (e.g. ovum) is significantly larger than the male gamete (sperm) and is non-motile.
- What is oogamy in Tamil?
- Oogamy in Tamil is ஊகமி, முட்டைப்புணர்ச்சி, கல்விப் பெருக்கம். See Oogamy meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use oogamy in a sentence?
- Isogamy is considered to be the most primitive and oogamy the most advanced type of sexual reproduction.
- What part of speech is oogamy?
- Oogamy is a noun.
- How do you pronounce oogamy?
- Oogamy is pronounced /oʊˈɒɡəmi/.
Words near oogamy in the dictionary
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