heterogamety

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heterogamety /het·ero·gam·e·ty/ (-gam´ĕ-te) the production of unlike gametes by an individual of one sex, as the production of X- and Y-bearing gametes by the human male.

heterogamety [het″er-o-gam´ĕ-te]

production of unlike gametes; said especially of the human male, who produces two types of sperm, one containing the x chromosome and the other containing the y chromosome. adj., adj heterogamet´ic.

heterogamety

production by an individual of one sex (as the human male) of unlike gametes with respect to the sex chromosomes.

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