heterogamete

heterogamete
\\“+\ noun
Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary heter- + gamete
: either of a pair of gametes that differ in form, size, or behavior, that are characteristic of most multicellular animals and many plants, and that occur typically as large nonmotile oogametes and small motile sperms — compare isogamete

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  • heterogamete — heterogamete. См. анизогамета. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • heterogamete — [het΄ər ō΄gam′ēt΄, het΄ər ō΄gə mēt′] n. a gamete differentiated in size, structure, or activity from another with which it unites, typified by the relatively large ovum and the much smaller and more active sperm: opposed to ISOGAMETE… …   English World dictionary

  • heterogamete — heterogameta statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Viena iš susiliejančių skirtingo dydžio ir skirtingos lyties gametų. atitikmenys: angl. heterogamete rus. гетерогамета …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • heterogamete — noun Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary Date: 1897 either of a pair of dissimilar and usually oogamous gametes …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • heterogamete — see anisogametes …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • heterogamete — /het euhr euh gam eet, euh roh geuh meet /, n. Cell Biol. either of a pair of conjugating gametes differing in form, size, structure, or sex. Cf. isogamete. [1895 1900; HETERO + GAMETE] * * * …   Universalium

  • heterogamete — noun Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatazoon and the ovum Syn: anisogamete …   Wiktionary

  • heterogamete — het·ero·ga·mete .het ə rō gə mēt, gam .ēt n either of a pair of gametes that differ in form, size, or behavior and occur typically as large nonmotile female gametes and small motile sperms * * * het·ero·gam·ete (het″ər o gamґēt) a …   Medical dictionary

  • heterogamete — n. either of a pair of uniting gametes which differ in character or form (Biology) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • heterogamete — het·ero·gamete …   English syllables

  • heterogamete — het•er•o•gam•ete [[t]ˌhɛt ər əˈgæm it, ə roʊ gəˈmit[/t]] n. cbl either of a pair of conjugating gametes differing in form, size, structure, or sex • Etymology: 1895–1900 het er•o•ga•met′ic ˈmɛt ɪk adj …   From formal English to slang

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