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
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
the sex which produces only one kind of sex chromosome, i.e. females in all mammals.
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