noun
- Plural of oogamy; forms of sexual reproduction in which a large, stationary female gamete (egg) is fertilized by a smaller, motile male gamete (sperm).
Usage: biology; technical
Examples
- Many algae species exhibit oogamies as their primary reproductive strategy.
- The study of oogamies in plants reveals fundamental differences between male and female gamete production.
- Oogamies is common in higher plants and most animals.
- Researchers compared oogamies with isogamy to understand gamete evolution.