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Meaning of "heterogamy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF HETEROGAMY

heterogamy  [ˌhɛtəˈrɒɡəmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF HETEROGAMY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Heterogamy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES HETEROGAMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Heterogamy

Heterogamy has a number of biological definitions: ▪ In reproductive biology, heterogamy is the alternation of differently organized generations, applied to the alternation between parthenogenetic and a sexual generation. This type of heterogamy occurs for example in some aphids. ▪ In reproductive biology, heterogamy or heterogamous is often used as a synonym of heterogametic, meaning the presence of two unlike chromosomes in a sex. For example, XY males and ZW females are called the heterogamous sex. ▪ In cell biology, heterogamy is a synonym of anisogamy, the condition of having differently sized male and female gametes produced by different sexes or mating types in a species. ▪ In botany, a plant is heterogamous when it carries at least two different types of flowers in regards to their reproductive structures, for example male and female flowers or bisexual and female flowers. Stamens and carpels are not regularly present in each flower or floret.

Definition of heterogamy in the English dictionary

The definition of heterogamy in the dictionary is a condition in which different types of reproduction occur in successive generations of an organism.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH HETEROGAMY


allogamy
əˈlɒɡəmɪ
anisogamy
ˌænaɪˈsɒɡəmɪ
apogamy
əˈpɒɡəmɪ
autoallogamy
ˌɔːtəʊəˈlɒɡəmɪ
autogamy
ɔːˈtɒɡəmɪ
cleistogamy
klaɪˈstɒɡəmɪ
cryptogamy
krɪpˈtɒɡəmɪ
deuterogamy
ˌdjuːtəˈrɒɡəmɪ
endogamy
ɛnˈdɒɡəmɪ
exogamy
ɛkˈsɒɡəmɪ
hercogamy
hɜːˈkɒɡəmɪ
hologamy
həʊˈlɒɡəmɪ
homogamy
hɒˈmɒɡəmɪ
karyogamy
ˌkærɪˈɒɡəmɪ
misogamy
mɪˈsɒɡəmɪ
monogamy
mɒˈnɒɡəmɪ
plastogamy
plæsˈtɒɡəmɪ
porogamy
pɔːˈrɒɡəmɪ
siphonogamy
ˌsaɪfənˈɒɡəmɪ
zoogamy
zəʊˈɒɡəmɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE HETEROGAMY

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE HETEROGAMY

bigamy
chalazogamy
chasmogamy
clistogamy
digamy
geitonogamy
hypergamy
isogamy
oogamy
pangamy
pantagamy
plasmogamy
polygamy
serial monogamy
syngamy
thingamy
trigamy
xenogamy

Synonyms and antonyms of heterogamy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «heterogamy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF HETEROGAMY

Find out the translation of heterogamy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of heterogamy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «heterogamy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

heterogamy
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

heterogamia
570 millions of speakers

English

heterogamy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

heterogamy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تكاثر متغاير الأعراس
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

гетерогамия
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

heterogamia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

heterogamy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

hétérogames
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Heterogami
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Heterogamie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

heterogamy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

heterogamy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Heterogamy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

heterogamy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

இதரபுணரித்தன்மை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्परिवर्तन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

heterogami
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

eterogamia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

heterogamy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

гетерогамия
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

heterogamy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

heterogamy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

heterogamy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

heterogamy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

heterogamy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of heterogamy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROGAMY»

The term «heterogamy» is used very little and occupies the 177.274 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «HETEROGAMY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «heterogamy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «heterogamy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «HETEROGAMY»

Discover the use of heterogamy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to heterogamy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Biology of Amphibians
On the other hand, similar experiments and investigations of partheno- genetically bred frogs indicated male heterogamy in Bombina orientalis, Hyla japonica, and four species of Rana (brevipoda, japonica, nigromaculata, rugosa) (Ka- ...
William E. Duellman, 1994
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Marriages & Families: Making Choices in a Diverse Society: ...
We've discussed some reasons for homogamy, but, as we pointed out earlier in this chapter, not all marriages are homogamous. Heterogamy refers to marriage between those who are different in race, age, education, religious background, ...
Mary Ann Lamanna, Agnes Riedmann, 2005
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Alone Together: How Marriage in America Is Changing
0 12 3+ Heterogamy index Marital happiness Marital problems P e r c e n t a g e Figure 3.9 Adjusted mean levels of marital happiness and marital problems by heterogamy index, 2000 To gain further insight into these issues, we examined ...
Paul R. Amato, Alan Booth, David R. Johnson, 2009
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Marriage Choices and Class Boundaries: Volume 13: Social ...
A MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS OF HETEROGAMY Partner selection in the cities We start with the analysis of the general trend in absolute heterogamy in the cities (step i , Table 5 ). The mam and, seen from a modernization perspective, rather ...
Marco H. D. van Leeuwen, Ineke Maas, Andrew Miles, 2005
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Rethinking the Social Consequences of Occupational Mobility ...
CHAPTER 3 STATUS HETEROGAMY: A MARGINALIZED EQUALIZER IN SOCIETY Abstract Intermarriage helps link social groups from similar backgrounds. Conversely, status heterogamy serves to undermine status hierarchy. Gould argued ...
Xiaotian Zhang, 2008
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The Politics of Marriage in Contemporary China
The degree of stratification observable in Chinese society and the popular disapproving reaction towards heterogamy and its recommendation as a model for emulation certainly suggest a continuing preponderance of homogamy or ...
Elisabeth Croll, Elisabeth J. Croll, 1981
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Master The Nursing School and Allied Health Entrance Exams: ...
Heterogamy is sexual reproduction involving fusion of gametes that differ in size and/or structure. a) One type of heterogamy involves motile gametes differing only in size; this is anisogamy. b) The other type of heterogamy involves gametes  ...
Mattie Moss, Marion F. Gooding, Duana A. Dreyer, 2008
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Polyploidy and Genome Evolution
It is possible, for example, that changes in heterogamy occurred in other species that were excluded in the analysis because differences between the sex chromosomes were not cytologically detectable. It is also possible that some species ...
Pamela Soltis, Douglas E. Soltis, 2012
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Popular Science
Heterogamy in its most extreme form is presented in such isolated types as the stoneworts (Charales), Oedogonium, Bulbochaete and Sphaeroplea. All these types stand as representatives of lines of extinct ancestry, whose sexual evolution ...
10
Biology Problem Solver
Which of the following correctly distinguishes the three terms isogamy , heterogamy , and oogamy? (a) all three terms mean the same thing, with each one describing asexual reproduction in three different genera of algae. (b) isogamy refers to ...
Research & Education Association Editors, Research and Education Association, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «HETEROGAMY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term heterogamy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Short men make better husbands but...
And a new study, From Assortative to Ashortative Coupling: Men's Height, Height Heterogamy, and Relationship Dynamics in the US... by ... «Jamaica Observer, Sep 14»
2
The romantic life of the short man
Weitzman, A. & Conley, D., “From Assortative to Ashortative Coupling: Men's Height, Height Heterogamy, and Relationship Dynamics in the ... «Boston Globe, Sep 14»
3
The Perfect Man: Short Men Likely To Be Better Life Partners With …
Sources: Conley D, Weitzman A. From Assortative to Ashortative Coupling: Men's Height, Height Heterogamy, and Relationship Dynamics in ... «Medical Daily, Aug 14»
4
Jumping oak gall causing damage to white oak
Many gall makers have complicated lifecycles with a phenomenon known as heterogamy or alternation of generations. The offspring of these ... «Michigan State University Extension, Jul 13»
5
A LEVYdance and Sidra Bell Dance New York collaboration
The hip rolls, paranoid skittering and balletic leg extensions in “.heterogamy” were executed with an apathetic gaze that was at once creepy ... «Washington Post, Feb 13»
6
How To Create A Scientifically Plausible Alien Life Form
This is called heterogamy. Also, some “distressed, dispersed reptile communities” can reproduce by parthenogenesis, notes Bullock. «Gizmodo Australia, Mar 11»
7
Good Woman Child Language (Talking Characters in Taiwan)
And my recent concentration on language regarding union or marriage types (homogamy and heterogamy), on the one hand, and sexual ... «Huffington Post, Oct 10»
8
What is the Opposite of Gay Marriage?
I don't think we need to introduce spouses, or label our marriage licenses, with the terms homogamy and heterogamy. But the fact is, in many ... «Huffington Post, May 10»
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Take My Words For It: Homogamy and Heterogamy
I prefer homogamy and heterogamy. The words are from the Greek for same and different (homo/hetero) and marriage (gamos), although ... «Huffington Post, May 10»
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Do Children of the 'Unequally Yoked' Do Worse?
If this is the case, then our study provides a very conservative estimate on the effect of parents' religious heterogamy on children's well-being, ... «ChristianityToday.com, Oct 07»

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