NOUN | process | amphimixis, sexual reproduction | reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete |
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event | amphimixis | union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction |
Meaning | reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete. | |
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Synonym | sexual reproduction | |
Members | amphimixis | Union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction |
Narrower | anisogamy | (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of two differing gametes (especially differing in size) |
isogamy | (biology) reproduction by the union or fusion of gametes of the same size and structure | |
Broader | reproduction | The process of generating offspring |
Spanish | reproducción sexual | |
Catalan | reproducció sexual |
Meaning | Union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction. | |
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Member of | sexual reproduction, amphimixis | reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete |
Broader | union | The occurrence of a uniting of separate parts |
Spanish | anfimixis |
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