hologamous


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ho·log·a·mous

 (hə-lŏg′ə-məs)
adj.
Of or relating to a one-celled organism in which sexual reproduction occurs by the fusion of two whole cells that act as gametes and resemble each other.
ho·log′a·my n.
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