SYNGAMY

syngamy: translation

n. [Gr. syn, together; gamos, marriage]

1. Union of male and female gametes following fertilization to form a zygote; gametogamy; hylogamy; see pseudogamy.

2. Permanent union of both female and male reproductive units; male element sometimes greatly reduced and parasitic in the female.

= fertilization (см.).

См. сингамия.

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syngamy: translation

Fusion of two haploid gametic nuclei to form the diploid nucleus of the zygote.

мед. сингамия

см. fertilization