Usually means: Sex cell differing in chromosomes.
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  1. heterogamete: Merriam-Webster
  2. heterogamete: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  3. heterogamete: Collins English Dictionary
  4. heterogamete: Wiktionary
  5. heterogamete: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  6. heterogamete: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  7. heterogamete: Infoplease Dictionary
  8. heterogamete: Dictionary.com
  9. heterogamete: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. heterogamete: Encyclopedia

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  1. heterogamete: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (heterogamete)

▸ noun:  Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatozoon and the ovum.

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heterogamy, anisogamete, heterogamety, heterogametism, anisogamety, heterospermy, conjugant, heterozygosis, heterogonism, heterodichogamy, more...

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heterogamy, anisogamete, heterogamety, heterogametism, anisogamety, heterospermy, conjugant, heterozygosis, heterogonism, heterodichogamy, more...



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