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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However, strictly speaking, homonomy at the chromosomal level is an homology at the level of syngamy, as paralogy is homology at the level of duplication of the ancestral gene (or sequence) (Nelson, 1994).