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syngamy

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syn·ga·my  (sngg-m)
n.
The fusion of two gametes in fertilization.
syn·gamic (sn-gmk), synga·mous (sngg-ms) adj.
syngamy [ˈsɪŋgəmɪ], syngenesis [sɪnˈdʒɛnɪsɪs]
n
(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Biology) other names for sexual reproduction
syngamic  [sɪŋˈgæmɪk], syngamous [ˈsɪŋgəməs] adj
syngamy  (sngg-m)
The fusion of two gametes in fertilization.
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Harvey, however, apparently fails to see the inconsistency of concluding that "from the stage that syngamy is completed in the egg, a distinctly unique living human being has come into existence.
To the Editors by Commonweal
79) Thus, according to Dianne Nutwell Irving, [T]he biological facts demonstrate that at syngamy we have a truly human nature.
Public reason and political conflict: abortion and homosexuality by George, Robert P. / Yale Law Journal
The process of syngamy is popularly called conception.
DISTINCTLY HUMAN : The when, where & how of life's beginnings by Harvey, John Collins / Commonweal
 
 
 
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