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What do isogamous organisms teach us about sex and the two sexes?
Isogamy (see box 1 for glossary of definitions of terms used) is a reproductive system where all gametes are morphologically similar, particularly in terms of size, and there is no separation into male and female gametes .
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Isogamy - Wikipedia
Isogamy is a form of sexual reproduction that involves gametes of the same morphology (indistinguishable in shape and size), and is found in most unicellular ...
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Isogamy - an overview | ScienceDirect Topics
Species in which all gametes are the same size are termed isogamous and lack identifiable males and females. Isogamy is common in algae and protists, but ...
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isogamy
isogamy Biol. (aɪˈsɒgəmɪ) [f. iso- + Gr. γάµος, -γαµια marriage.] The union of two equal and similar ‘gametes’ or cells in reproduction, as in conjugation. So isogamete (aɪˈsɒgəmiːt) [Gr. γαµέτης, γαµετή spouse], each of the two uniting cells, in isogamy. isogamous (aɪˈsɒgəməs) a., characterized by ...
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ISOGAMY Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ISOGAMOUS is having or involving isogametes.
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Isogamy | biology - Britannica
Isogamy, as in certain species of algae, fungi, and protozoans, or there may be more than one morphological type (heterogamy, or anisogamy).
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How does sexual reproduction occur in algae? - Method - CK-12
Sexual reproduction in algae occurs in three ways: isogamy, anisogamy, and oogamy. Isogamy: In this type of sexual reproduction, the gametes are similar in ...
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ISOGAMY Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com
noun · A reproductive system characterized by the fusion of gametes (called isogametes) that are not distinguished in size or structure. Isogamy is found in ...
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Evolutionary trajectories explain the diversified evolution of isogamy ...
It is believed that anisogamy originated from isogamy (production of gametes of equal size), which is considered by most theorists to be the ...
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What do isogamous organisms teach us about sex and the two sexes?
Isogamy is a reproductive system where all gametes are morphologically similar, especially in terms of size.
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What is most ancestral: isogamy or anisogamy? Sexual reproduction can be feasible with anisogamy (gametes of different sizes i.e. genders) or isogamy (gametes of same size i.e. mating types) or with undifferentiated g...
As stated here the first sexual reproduction seems to be isogamy, which's purpose was likely to repair the DNA, as a damaged cell could repair its' (DNA
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Oogamy
Evolution
It is generally accepted that isogamy is the ancestral state and that oogamy evolves from isogamy through anisogamy. See also
Gamete
Anisogamy
Isogamy
References
Reproductive system
Germ cells
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Homogamy
(sociology), marriage between individuals who are, in some culturally important way, similar to each other
See also
Cleistogamy
Endogamy
Heterogamy
Isogamy
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oogamous
oogamous, a. Biol. (əʊˈɒgəməs) [f. oo- + Gr. γάµ-ος marriage + -ous.] Applied to organisms which reproduce (or to reproduction) by union of dissimilar (male and female) cells; spec. when one of these (the female cell or ovum) is stationary and fertilized by the motile male cell. So oogamete (əʊˈɒgəm...
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Anisogamy
Anisogamy most likely evolved from isogamy. There is then a relatively sound theory base for understanding this fundamental transition from isogamy to anisogamy in the evolution of reproduction,
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