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isogamy , in biology, a condition in which the sexual cells, or gametes, are of the same form and size and are usually indistinguishable from each other. Many algae and some fungi have isogamous gametes. In most sexual reproduction, as in mammals for example, the ovum is quite larger and of different appearance than the sperm cell. This condition is called anisogamy.

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A Dictionary of Zoology | 1999 | | Â© A Dictionary of Zoology 1999, originally published by Oxford University Press 1999. (Hide copyright information) Copyright

isogamy The fusion of gametes that are morphologically alike. This is an uncommon condition, found in some Protozoa.

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isogamy The fusion of gametes that are morphologically alike. This is an uncommon condition, found in some green algae, fungi, and protozoa. Compare OOGAMY.

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