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oogamy

oogamy

English

Noun

oogamy ‎(uncountable)

(biology) A form of anisogamy (heterogamy) in which the female gamete (e.g. egg cell) is significantly larger than the male gamete (sperm) and is non-motile.

Derived terms

oogamous

See also

oogamy on Wikipedia.Wikipedia