Agamete
an as-xual reproductive cell, as a spore, that forms a new organism without fusion with another cell.
noun
a reproductive cell, such as the merozoite of some protozoans, that develops into a new form without fertilization
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biology. . occurring without s-xual union; germinating without impregnation; not gamic. botany, mycology, . historical examples stem-mother: in plant lice; that form hatching from the winter egg, which starts a series of agamic summer generations. explanation of terms used in entomology john. b. smith finally, they may become infested with cystic tapeworms or the agamic […]
- Agamid
any of numerous old world lizards of the family agamidae, related to the iguanids. belonging or pertaining to the agamidae.
- Agamy
the absence of a rule dictating marriage choices within a social group.
- Agammaglobulinemia
a condition of the blood, either congenital or acquired, in which there is near or complete absence of and a failure of the body to form antibodies, resulting in a frequent occurrence of infectious disease. agammaglobulinemia a·gam·ma·glob·u·lin·e·mi·a (ā-gām’ə-glŏb’yə-lə-nē’mē-ə) n. congenital or acquired absence of, or extremely low levels of, gamma globulins in the blood.
- Agamogenesis
as-xual reproduction by buds, offshoots, cell division, etc. historical examples agamogenesis: reproduction without fertilization by a male: see parthenogenesis; gamogenesis. explanation of terms used in entomology john. b. smith no case of agamogenesis is known in which, ‘when a differs widely from b’, it is itself capable of s-xual propagation. criticisms on “the origin of […]