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/uy sog"euh meuhs/, adj. Biol.having two similar gametes in which no differentiation can be distinguished, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to heterogamous).[1885-90; ISO- + -GAMOUS]
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isogamous — isog·a·mous ī säg ə məs adj having or involving isogametes compare ANISOGAMOUS, HETEROGAMOUS isog·a·my mē n, pl mies … Medical dictionary
isogamous — adj. of isogamy, of the the equality between male and female sex cells … English contemporary dictionary
isogamous — isog·amous … English syllables
isogamous — i•sog•a•mous [[t]aɪˈsɒg ə məs[/t]] adj. dvl having or reproducing by two morphologically indistinguishable gametes (opposed to heterogamous 1)) … From formal English to slang
isogamous — /aɪˈsɒgəməs/ (say uy soguhmuhs) adjective having two similar gametes in which no differentiation can be distinguished, or reproducing by the union of such gametes (opposed to heterogamous) …
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