Relating to or involving the production of different types of gametes, especially in the context of sexual reproduction and gender determination.
Derived from Greek 'hetero-' (different) plus 'gamic' (relating to marriage or reproduction), with the suffix '-ic' making it adjectival. It describes organisms whose sex cells differ.
Butterflies are heterogamic with females being ZW and males being ZZ—the opposite of mammals! This shows evolution found multiple solutions to the problem of creating two sexes.
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