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单词 microgamete
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microgamete

[ mahy-kroh-gam-eet, -guh-meet ]
/ ˌmaɪ kroʊˈgæm it, -gəˈmit /

noun Cell Biology.

(in heterogamous reproduction) the smaller and, usually, the male of two conjugating gametes.

Origin of microgamete

First recorded in 1890–95; micro- + gamete

Words nearby microgamete

microfilm plotter, microfilter, microflora, microform, microfossil, microgamete, microgametocyte, microgametophyte, microgastria, microgeneration, microgenia
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Example sentences from the Web for microgamete

  • On coming into contact with this protuberance (probably attracted to it by the female pronucleus), a microgamete adheres.

    Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 6, Slice 5|Various

British Dictionary definitions for microgamete

microgamete
/ (ˌmaɪkrəʊˈɡæmiːt) /

noun

the smaller and apparently male of two gametes in conjugating protozoansCompare macrogamete
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for microgamete

microgamete
[ mī′krō-gămēt′, -gə-mēt ]

n.

The smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually the male, in a heterogamous organism.
The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.

Scientific definitions for microgamete

microgamete
[ mī′krō-gămēt′, -gə-mēt ]

The smaller of a pair of conjugating gametes, usually the male, in an organism that reproduces by heterogamy.
The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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