Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

homogametic

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
ho-moga-met-ic
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

That produces, or contains, only one type of sex chromosome.

Etymology

From homo- + gametic.

Word Breakdown

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Questions

What does homogametic mean?
That produces, or contains, only one type of sex chromosome.
Where does homogametic come from?
From homo- + gametic.

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