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Definition of Anisogamy

1. Noun. (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size).

Definition of Anisogamy

1. Noun. A form of sexual bonding involving partners of unusually widely differing ages. ¹

2. Noun. (cytology) Sexual reproduction involving the union or fusion of two dissimilar gametes. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Anisogamy

1. [n -MIES]

Medical Definition of Anisogamy

1. A condition where the gametes of a species have different sizes. In general, the smaller, more mobile gamete is male and the larger one which is packed with food and other things to give the potential zygote a good start (and is less mobile as a result) is the female. The principle behind anisogamy is a division of the labour necessary for two gametes to unite and successfully develop. (09 Oct 1997)

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Literary usage of Anisogamy

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Protozoa by Gary Nathan Calkins (1901)
"... and anisogamy). It is but a short step from the primitive condition described above, where an ordinary individual unites with a smaller one ..."

2. The Elementary Principles of General Biology by James Francis Abbott (1914)
"free individuals, each of which secretes a gelatinous sphere and by successive divisions gives rise to a new eight-celled colony. anisogamy. ..."

3. A Textbook of General Embryology by William Erskine Kellicott (1913)
"In those instances transitional between isogamy and anisogamy, we may see the ... True anisogamy involves true sex distinction; at first relatively slight ..."

4. The Encyclopædia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"... a condition of marked differentiation into male and female (anisogamy), to one of complete equality (isogamy). anisogamy is most highly developed in ..."

5. The Journal of Experimental Medicine by Rockefeller University, Rockefeller Institute, Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research (1920)
"In the case of other amebae no such rapid phenomenon of isogamy, anisogamy, or autogamy is known at the present time. He appears to describe an unusual case ..."

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