heterogamete |
| noun
- Either of a pair of conjugating gametes that differ in structure or behaviour, such as the spermatazoon and the ovum
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| adjective
- (botany) literally "with a different type". In botanical nomenclature a heterotypic synonym (or taxonomic synonym) is a synonym that comes into being when a taxon is reduced in status ("reduced to synonymy") and becomes part of a different taxon. The zoological equivalent is "subjective synonym".
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