| NOUN | process | sexual reproduction, amphimixis | reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete |
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| Meaning | reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete. | |
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| Synonym | amphimixis | |
| 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 | |
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