đẳng giao

Hai tế bào đẳng giao kết hợp với nhau trong nước.

Definition

1. Adjective (Biology):
   • Isogamous: Pertaining to or characterized by isogamy, a form of sexual reproduction involving gametes that are similar in size, shape, and motility, making them morphologically indistinguishable.

Usage Examples

• Adjective:
  • Một số loài tảo sinh sản thông qua phương thức đẳng giao. (Some algae species reproduce through an isogamous method.)
  • Giao tử đực và cái trong hiện tượng đẳng giao có hình dạng giống hệt nhau. (The male and female gametes in isogamy are identical in shape.)

Advanced Usage

• The term is primarily used in specialized academic contexts within biology, particularly in botany, mycology, and protistology, to describe reproductive processes.

Variants and Related Words

• Sự đẳng giao (n): Isogamy. The state or condition of being isogamous; the form of sexual reproduction itself.
  • Sự đẳng giao phổ biến ở nhiều loài tảo đơn bào. (Isogamy is common in many unicellular algae species.)

Synonyms

• Isogamous: The direct and primary English equivalent.

Related Concepts

• Dị giao (Anisogamy): Sexual reproduction involving gametes of different sizes (e.g., a small sperm and a large egg).
• Noãn giao (Oogamy): A form of anisogamy where a large, non-motile egg is fertilized by a small, motile sperm.