Meanings
nounisogamy (usually uncountable, plural isogamies)
plural isogamies
- uncountableusuallyanthropologySexual bonding or marriage involving partners of equal social status.
- uncountableusuallybiologyA form of sexual reproduction involving gametes of similar morphology.
Among other organisms, alternative methods of reproduction include budding, hermaphroditism (one individual carrying both kinds of sex organs) and isogamy (two individuals, not distinguished as male and female, combining their genes).
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Origin
Translations
Bulgarian изога́мия
- изога́мия (izogámija)sexual reproduction involving gametes of similar morphology
Finnish isogamia
- isogamiasexual reproduction involving gametes of similar morphology
German Isogamie, Isogamie
- Isogamiesexual bonding or marriage involving partners of equal status
- Isogamiesexual reproduction involving gametes of similar morphology
Russian изога́мия
- изога́мия (izogámija)sexual reproduction involving gametes of similar morphology
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APA
isogamy. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isogamy
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“isogamy.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isogamy. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “isogamy,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/isogamy.
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