| homogametic | Producing only one type of gamete with respect to sex chromosomes; in humans and most animals, the female is homogametic. Synonym: monogametic. Origin: homo-+ G. Gametikos, connubial (05 Mar 2000) |
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| homogametic embryo | A female embryo with XX karyotype. (05 Mar 2000) |
| homogametic sex | <genetics> The gender which has two copies of the same sex chromosome. For example: In humans, the female is homogametic because she is XX (has two copies of the X chromosome). In birds, the male is homogametic because he is ZZ (has two copies of the Z chromosome). Compare: heterogametic sex. (09 Oct 1997) |