noun
- Plural of isogamy; instances or types of sexual reproduction in which the gametes (sex cells) are of equal size and morphologically similar.
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- In certain algae species, isogamies occur when male and female gametes are indistinguishable in size.
- The study compared isogamies in green algae with anisogamy in more complex organisms.
- Isogamies represent a primitive form of sexual reproduction found in many unicellular organisms.
- Biologists observe isogamies in species where both mating types contribute equally sized cells.