Meaning Of The Word Heterogametic

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What's The Definition Of Heterogametic?

heterogametic in American English
adjective: having two unlike gametes

heterogametic in British English
adjective: denoting the sex that possesses dissimilar sex chromosomes. In humans and many other mammals it is the male sex, possessing one X-chromosome and one Y-chromosome

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