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amphimixis

/ˌæm.fɪˈmɪk.sɪs/

Traducción: Término biológico que designa la reproducción sexual que implica la fusión de gametos masculinos y femeninos, en particular la unión del espermatozoide con el óvulo durante la fecundación.

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C2formalcommonscientific/ˌæm.fɪˈmɪk.sɪs/

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A biological term referring to reproduction that involves the fusion of male and female gametes, specifically the union of sperm and egg in sexual reproduction.

  • 🇪🇸Término biológico que designa la reproducción sexual que implica la fusión de gametos masculinos y femeninos, en particular la unión del espermatozoide con el óvulo durante la fecundación.
  1. Sexual reproduction C2 formal scientific

    The process of reproduction involving the fusion of male and female gametes to form a zygote.

    • Amphimixis is the standard form of reproduction in most animals and plants.
    • The study of amphimixis helps explain genetic diversity in populations.
    • In amphimixis, the genetic material from two parents combines.

    🇪🇸Anfimixis

    Sinónimos: conceptionfertilizationsexual reproduction

  2. Gamete fusion C2 formal scientific

    The specific union of a sperm cell and an egg cell during fertilization.

    • Amphimixis begins when the sperm penetrates the egg's outer layer.
    • The process of amphimixis results in a diploid zygote.
    • Researchers observed amphimixis under a microscope.

    🇪🇸Anfimixis

    Sinónimos: conceptionfertilization

  • amphimixes plural form
  • amphimixes' possessive plural form
  • amphimixis's possessive singular form