gamic

gam·ic

(gam'ik),

Relating to or derived from sexual union; usually used as a suffix.

[G. gamikos, pert. to marriage]

gamic

(găm′ĭk)

adj.

Requiring fertilization to reproduce; sexual.

gamic

adjective Referring to a gamete (ovum) that completes development only upon fertilisation.

gamic

(gam'ik) [Gr. gamein, to marry]

Sexual, esp. as applied to eggs that develop only after fertilization in contrast to those that develop without fertilization.

See: parthenogenesis