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Meaning of "oogamy" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF OOGAMY

oogamy  [əʊˈɒɡəmɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OOGAMY

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
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Oogamy is a noun.
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WHAT DOES OOGAMY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

oogamy

Oogamy

Oogamy is the familiar form of sexual reproduction. It is a form of anisogamy in which the female gamete is significantly larger than the male gamete and is non-motile. The male gametes are typically highly motile spermatozoa competing for the fertilization of the immotile egg. By contrast to isogamy, the gametes are specialized. The ovum contains nearly all of the materials that will be needed by the zygote after fertilization, but it typically cannot move. The sperm contains almost nothing but the male genetic contribution to the zygote, but it is usually tasked with all of the travel necessary to bring the respective gametes together. The prevalence of oogamy in higher animals leads to the conclusion that this specialization of the gametes results in their performing their respective tasks better and more efficiently than those tasks could be performed by generalist isogametes, particularly the ability to concentrate high-energy substances in a smaller number of ova. Oogamy predominantly occurs in animals, but can also be found in many protists, certain orders of algae, and some plants such as bryophytes, ferns, and some gymnosperms like cycads and ginkgo.

Definition of oogamy in the English dictionary

The definition of oogamy in the dictionary is sexual reproduction involving a small motile male gamete and a large much less motile female gamete: occurs in all higher animals and some plants.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OOGAMY


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

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OOGAMY

oobit
oocyst
oocyte
oodles
oof
ooftish
oofy
oogamete
oogamous
oogenesis
oogenetic
oogonia
oogonial
oogonium
ooh
oohing
ooidal
oojamaflip
Ookpik
oolite

WORDS THAT END LIKE OOGAMY

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

Synonyms and antonyms of oogamy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «oogamy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OOGAMY

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Translator English - Chinese

卵式生殖
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

oogamy
570 millions of speakers

English

oogamy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

oogamy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

التكاثر الإعراسي للبيضة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

oogamy
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

oogamy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

oogamy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

oogamie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Oogamy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Oogamie
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

oogamy
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

oogamy
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Oogamy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

oogamy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

oogamy
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

उत्सुकता
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

oogamy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

oogamy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

oogamy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

oogamy
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

oogamy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

oogamy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

oogamy
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

oogamy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

oogamy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of oogamy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OOGAMY»

The term «oogamy» is used very little and occupies the 188.801 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OOGAMY» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OOGAMY»

Discover the use of oogamy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to oogamy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Textbook of Algae
It is examplified by Chlamydomonas braunii (Fig. 9.19), Sirogonium, Aphanochaete, Pandorina, etc. Oogamy: In oogamy a "large motionless female cell or ovum is fertilized by a much smaller active male cell or spermatozoid" ( Fritsch, 1935).
O. P. Sharma, 1986
2
Biology Problem Solver
A flagellated male gamete swims to the nonmotile egg cell and fertilization occurs . This type of heterogamy is termed oogamy. Volvox, a colonial genus, has an oogamous sexual reproductive life cycle, and also shows cellular specialization.
Research & Education Association Editors, Research and Education Association, 2013
3
The Diatom World
Broadly speaking, there are three general characters derived from modes of sexual reproduction: oogamy, anisogamy, isogamy (we acknowledge that the situation is more complex than this simple division). And these characters are seen to ...
Joseph Seckbach, John Patrick Kociolek, 2011
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A Textbook Of Botany - Vol 1, 11E
Eudorina shows advanced type of anisogamy and approaches towards oogamy. The coenobium of Eudorina is commonly dioecious except in E. elegans where it is monoecious. In Volvox, true oogamy is seen. V. aureus is dioecious and V.
P S Trivedi S N Pandey, P S Trivedi S N Pandey, Pandey, S N & Trivedi, P S, 2009
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Comprehensive Objective Biology
... D (6) Have sporophyte attached to gametophyte D (c) Lack roots D (d) Lack vascular tissue. D (CBSE 1994) 39. In chlorophyceae, sexual reproduction occurs by (a) Isogamy and anisogamy D (b) Isogamy, anisogamy and oogamy , D (c) ...
V.K. Jain J.P. Sharma
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Master The Nursing School and Allied Health Entrance Exams: ...
... other type of heterogamy involves gametes differing in size and in structure: this is oogamy. (1) Oogamy is exhibited by humans; the gamete produced by the male is the spermatozoon; the gamete produced by the female is the ovum, or egg.
Mattie Moss, Marion F. Gooding, Duana A. Dreyer, 2008
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An Introduction to Mycology
From Anisogamy to Oogamy In oogamy, the female and male gametes have become fully differentiated. In the earlier forms, there is a non^motile female gamete which is fertilized by a motile male gamete or antherozoid. There is only one ...
R. S. Mehrotra, K. R. Aneja, 1990
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Text Book Of Botany Diversity Of Microbes And Cryptogams
In Coleochaete the oogamy is still evolved. In these forms highly oogonium has a pseudoparenchymatous covering, differentiated sex organs are present. Male whereas in Chara it is surrounded by five tube cells, (antherozoids) and female ...
Singh
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Asian Pacific Phycology in the 21st Century: Prospects and ...
(B) anisogamy (e.g. Cutleria} and (C) oogamy (e.g. Fucus and Pelvetia). In isogamy and anisogamy. after female gamete settles on substratum and drew the flagella. male gamete approaches the female gamete as it is attracted by the sexual ...
Put O. Ang, 2004
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Introductory Botany: Plants, People, and the Environment, ...
FIGURE 20-10 Green algae. types of sexual reproduction are recognized in green algae: isogamy, anisogamy, and oogamy (•Figure 20-11). If the two gametes that fuse are identical in size and appearance, sexual reproduction is isogamous ...
Linda Berg, 2007

2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OOGAMY»

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Females Can Limit Male Trait Complexity
A: Both motile, B: Oogamy, one motile, one not (vast majority of animals), C: Both non-motile. (Source: Wikimedia Commons, user Qef) Figure 2: ... «Science 2.0, Aug 11»
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Ancestors of land plants revealed
Dr Becker explained, "It seems that Zygnematales have lost oogamy and their ability to produce sperm and egg cells, and instead, possibly due ... «EurekAlert, Apr 11»

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