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amphimixis

DEFINITIONS OF: amphimixis

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n union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction

Type of:
union
the occurrence of a uniting of separate parts

n reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete

Synonyms:
sexual reproduction
Types:
anisogamy
(biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size)
isogamy
(biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure
Type of:
reproduction
the process of generating offspring
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