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homogametic

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ho·mo·ga·met·ic  (hm-g-mtk)
adj.
Producing gametes that contain only one type of sex chromosome.
homogametic [ˌhəʊməgəˈmɛtɪk]
adj
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Genetics) Genetics denoting the sex that possesses two similar sex chromosomes. In humans and many other mammals it is the female sex, possessing two X-chromosomes Compare heterogametic


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For some fish species, all-male populations can be produced by crossing homogametic males (YY) with normal females (XX) (10,11), whereas all females are produced by crossing sex-reversed females (XX; physiological male) with normal females (XX) (28).
Y-chromosomal DNA markers for discrimination of chemical substance ... by Devlin, Robert H. / Environmental Health Perspectives
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