- Alternation of sexual and parthenogenic generations, as in some aphids.
- The state or condition in which conjugating gametes are dissimilar in structure and size as well as in function.
heterogamy
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het·er·og·a·my (hĕt'ə-rŏg'ə-mē)  |
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n.
The state or condition in which conjugating gametes are dissimilar in structure and size as well as in function.
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The conjugation of gametes differing in size and structure, to form the zygote from which the new organism develops.
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