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homogametic


Definition of homogametic

adjective

Biology
  • denoting the sex which has sex chromosomes that do not differ in morphology, resulting in only one kind of gamete, e.g. (in mammals) the female and (in birds) the male. The opposite of heterogametic.

homogametic in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of homogametic in the US English dictionary