homogametic /ho·mo·ga·met·ic/ (-gah-met´ik) pertaining to production of gametes containing only one kind of sex chromosome, as in the human female.
homogametic
homogametic [ho″mo-gah-met´ik]
ho·mo·ga·met·ic (h  m-g -m t  k)adj. Producing gametes containing only one type of sex chromosome. |
homogametic
[hō′mōgamet′ik]
Etymology: Gk, homos + gamete, spouse
pertaining to the sex that produces gametes of only one kind, in terms of their sex chromosomes. In human beings, the female is the homogametic sex.
homogametic [ho″mo-gah-met´ik]
having only one kind of gamete with respect to the sex chromosomes, as in the human female, all of whose ova contain only the X chromosome.
homogametic
the sex which produces only one kind of sex chromosome, i.e. females in all mammals.
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