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Meaning of "heterogametic" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HETEROGAMETIC

heterogametic  [ˌhɛtərəʊɡəˈmɛtɪk] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HETEROGAMETIC

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Heterogametic is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES HETEROGAMETIC MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heterogametic sex

Heterogametic sex refers to the sex of a species in which the sex chromosomes are not the same. For example, in humans, males, with an X and a Y sex chromosome, would be referred to as the heterogametic sex, and females having two X sex chromosomes would be referred to as the homogametic sex. However, in birds, and some reptiles, males have two Z sex chromosomes and so are the homogametic sex, while females, with one Z and one W chromosome, are the heterogametic sex. Among the insects, Lepidopterans have heterogametic females, but in Drosophila, males are the heterogametic sex. Heterogamesis can lead to reduced or absent meiotic recombination between the sex chromosomes, and in some species this extends to the autosomes, a phenomenon called achiasmy. For example, most lineages of male Drosophila melanogaster flies are achiasmic, lacking recombination on all chromosomes, although females show recombination.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HETEROGAMETIC


alphametic
ˌælfəˈmɛtɪk
antiemetic
ˌæntɪɪˈmɛtɪk
athletic
æθˈlɛtɪk
baphometic
ˌbæfəʊˈmɛtɪk
biomimetic
ˌbaɪəʊmɪˈmɛtɪk
cosmetic
kɒzˈmɛtɪk
emetic
ɪˈmɛtɪk
genetic
dʒɪˈnɛtɪk
hermetic
hɜːˈmɛtɪk
homogametic
ˌhəʊməɡəˈmɛtɪk
hyperemetic
ˌhaɪpərɪˈmɛtɪk
isogametic
ˌaɪsəʊɡæˈmɛtɪk
magnetic
mæɡˈnɛtɪk
metic
ˈmɛtɪk
mimetic
mɪˈmɛtɪk
psychosomimetic
saɪˌkəʊsəʊmɪˈmɛtɪk
psychotomimetic
saɪˌkɒtəʊmɪˈmɛtɪk
radiomimetic
ˌreɪdɪəʊmɪˈmɛtɪk
sympathomimetic
ˌsɪmpəθəʊmɪˈmɛtɪk
synthetic
sɪnˈθɛtɪk

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HETEROGAMETIC

heterogamete
heterogamety
heterogamous
heterogamy
heterogeneity
heterogeneous
heterogeneously
heterogeneousness
heterogenesis
heterogenetic
heterogenetically
heterogenic
heterogenous
heterogeny
heterogonic
heterogonous
heterogonously
heterogony
heterograft
heterographic

WORDS THAT END LIKE HETEROGAMETIC

acetic
alphabetic
anesthetic
arithmetic
cometic
diabetic
electromagnetic
energetic
epithymetic
gametic
kinetic
mental arithmetic
nonmimetic
pathetic
phonetic
poetic
prophetic
prosthetic
sympathetic
tartar emetic

Synonyms and antonyms of heterogametic in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heterogametic» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HETEROGAMETIC

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The translations of heterogametic from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heterogametic» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

异形
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heterogamético
570 millions of speakers

English

heterogametic
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heterogametic
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

متغاير الأعراس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гетерогаметный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heterogamético
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

heterogametic
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hétérogamétique
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heterogametic
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

hetero
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

heterogametic
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

heterogametic
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heterogametic
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heterogametic
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இதரபுணரிக்குரிய
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

हेटरोगॅमेटिक
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heterogametic
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eterogametico
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heterogametic
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гетерогаметний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heterogametic
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ετερογαμετικά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heterogametic
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heterogametic
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heterogametic
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heterogametic

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROGAMETIC»

The term «heterogametic» is used very little and occupies the 158.342 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROGAMETIC» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about heterogametic

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HETEROGAMETIC»

Discover the use of heterogametic in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heterogametic and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Evolutionary Biology - Concepts, Molecular and Morphological ...
Hypotheses are emerging about the differences between male and female heterogamety. For example, dosage compensation appears to function differently between male heterogametic and female heterogametic species. Genes found on the ...
Pierre Pontarotti, 2010
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Sexual Conflict
In particular, we would often expect the heterogametic sex to have a coevolutionary "edge" over the homogametic sex with regard to intralocus sexual conflicts. First, theory predicts that the X chromosome in an X/Y system, or the Z in a Z/W ...
Göran Arnqvist, Locke Rowe, 2005
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Cytogenetics
Male heterogametic (O XX; cxY) Humulus lupulus Melandrium album, M. rubrum Rumex angiocarpus less well | Populus spp., Salix. established \ Smilax & Cannabis. 2. Male heterogametic (o XX; dXO) Vallisneria spiralis r Dioscorea sinuata 3 ...
P. K. Gupta, 2007
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Genetics
Mechanism Examples 1. Male heterogametic ( XX; d*XY) less well established 2. Male heterogametic (£ XX; d*XO) 3. Male heterogametic (d'with an extra chromosome) 4. Female heterogametic (o XY; d*XX) 5. Compound chromosomes (e.g. ...
Prof. P.K. Gupta, 1988
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Perspectives on Genetics: Anecdotal, Historical, and ...
rule for sterility that applies to both male and female heterogametic species. Three hypotheses have been suggested to account for a sex difference in the rate of evolution of sterility factors. 1. Sexual selection for male reproductive characters: ...
James Franklin Crow, William F. Dove, 2000
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Plant Cytogenetics, Second Edition
The species may be heterogametic (produce two kinds of gametes and offspring with two sexes) or homogametic (one kind of gamete and offspring). The sex chromosomes (heteromorphic sex pair = heterochro- mosomes; X and Y) are distinct ...
Ram J. Singh, 2002
7
Comparative Vertebrate Reproduction
A heterogametic individual has a 50% chance of producing a haploid gamete containing either one of the two types of sex chromosomes that it possesses. Generally speaking, in forms with genetic sex determination, it is the heterogametic ...
Julian Lombardi, 1998
8
Biology Of Fertilization V1: Model Systems And Oogenesis
In chickens, the female is the heterogametic sex (ZW) and the male is the homogametic sex (ZZ); indeed, cells of the ZW female absorb H-Y antibodies of the mouse in serological tests. In amphibians, male heterogametic (XY) and female ...
Charles Metz, 1985
9
Do Species Exist: Principles of Taxonomic Classification
If two species are crossed with each other, then postzygotic deficits in the hybrids of the F1-generation are expressed much more strongly in the heterogametic sex than in the homogametic one. The heterogametic sex is the sex that, instead of ...
Werner Kunz, 2013
10
Competition Science Vision
In mammals the sexes have equal number of autosomes but males have one X and one Y chromosome and females have two X chromosomes. The sex with two different sex chromosomes is the heterogametic sex, and the other, with two of ...

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HETEROGAMETIC»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heterogametic is used in the context of the following news items.
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Heredity - High nucleotide diversity and limited linkage …
H. armigera follows a ZZ/ZW sex determination with the female being the heterogametic sex. The focus on Z-linked loci meant that we were ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
2
Evolution: Reptile sex determination goes wild
The findings in this one system should dovetail with recent revelations of frequent changes in lizard heterogametic determination, a discovery ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
3
The XY chromosome
Males have two distinct chromosomes (XY), and are called the heterogametic sex. The XX chromosomes, one from each parent produces the ... «The Nation, May 15»
4
Y male sex chromosomes degenerate
Recent evidence suggests dosage imbalances in the heterogametic sex are only resolved at the most haploinsufficient genes but this has not ... «Fred Hutch News Service, May 15»
5
Meeting and mating with Neanderthals: good and bad genes
It is well known that hybrids of the heterogametic sex (the male sex in most mammals, having X and Y chromosomes) suffer reduced fertility ... «OUPblog, Apr 15»
6
The Island with Bear Grylls, TV review: They'd be better off with a …
And if the evidence of the heterogametic island is anything to go by, I know which one I'd rather be on. We quickly met Paul, a thirtysomething ... «The Independent, Apr 15»
7
What can the canary genome tell us about the evolution of birdsong?
In birds, females are the 'heterogametic' sex (ZW) and therefore the analysed genome sequence contained both types of sex chromosomes, ... «BMC Pediatrics, Feb 15»
8
Public Release: 4-Feb-2015 Mapping of the canary genome
In birds, females are the 'heterogametic' sex (ZW) and therefore the analysed genome sequence contained both types of sex chromosomes, ... «EurekAlert, Feb 15»
9
Why Do Birds Have ZW Sex Chromosomes Instead Of XY?
In one system males are heterogametic, with XY chromosomes, and in the other system they are homogametic, with ZZ chromosomes. How did ... «io9, Jan 15»
10
Genetic interactions controlling sex and color establish the potential …
We detect a complex epistatic sex system consisting of a major female heterogametic ZW locus on chromosome 5, two separate male ... «Nature.com, Oct 12»

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