syngamy

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syngamy

[sing´gah-me]

a method of reproduction in which two individuals (gametes) unite permanently and their nuclei fuse; sexual reproduction.

syn·ga·my

(sin'gă-mē),

Conjugation of the gametes in fertilization.

[syn- + G. gamos, marriage]

syngamy

/syn·ga·my/ (sing´gah-me)

1. sexual reproduction.

2. the union of two gametes to form a zygote in fertilization.syn´gamous

syngamy

(sĭng′gə-mē)

The fusion of two gametes in fertilization.

syn·gam′ic (sĭn-găm′ĭk), syn′ga·mous (sĭng′gə-məs) adj.

syn·ga·my

(sin'gă-mē)

Union of the male and female gametes.

[syn- + G. gamos, marriage]

syngamy

The fusion of two GAMETES. Sexual reproduction.

syngamy

the fusion of gametes.

syngamy

a method of reproduction in which two individuals (gametes) unite permanently and their nuclei fuse; sexual reproduction. A common form of reproduction in protozoa.

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Trounson has therefore proposed fertilizing ova and examining them before syngamy has taken place.

In October 1987 the Victorian Parliament resolved this impasee by amending the 1984 legislation to allow research on specially created fertilized ova up until the time of syngamy.

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These include 1) the cortical reaction, 2) completion of meiosis 2 with extrusion of the second polar body, and 3) formation of pronucleus and syngamy.

Chapter 14: Establishing pregnancy: from coitus to syngamy

The Ascaris-type fertilization process is characterized by (1) overlap of late oogenic and early fertilization events and (2) syngamy at the onset of the first mitotic division of the zygote, without the fusion of male and female pro-nuclei to form a zygote nucleus (Wilson, 1925; Longo, 1987).

Gamete spawning and fertilization in the gymnolaemate bryozoan Membranipora membranacea

Second, the time elapsed since syngamy may be an important regulatory signal.

Chapter 16: Physiology of pregnancy, parturition, and puerperium

If the protoplasts were from haploid cells (as from anther or ovule culture), new diploid cells could be produced in a sort of artificial syngamy (parasexual or somatic hybridization).

Strategies for 'minimal growth maintenance' of cell cultures: a perspective on management for extended duration experimentation in the microgravity environment of a space station

For Noonan the clearest distinction between the human and nonhuman occurs at syngamy.

Chapter 18: Ethical issues in reproductive physiology

A most important consequence of sexual reproduction is the generation of novel diploid genomes through syngamy of two haploid, meiotically recombined gametes.

Androgenetics and triploids from an interacting parthenogenetic hybrid and its ancestors in stick insects

Syngamy The process by which a sperm and oocyte conjugate.

Glossary

Generations are nonoverlapping and syngamy (fusion of gametes) is synchronized, as would result from selection to maximize fertilization success.