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What does heterogametic mean?

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Adjective
  1. (biology) That produces heterogametes.
  2. (biology) That produces different forms of the same gamete e.g. spermatozoa containing either an X- or a Y-chromosome.
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And if the evidence of the heterogametic island is anything to go by, I know which one I'd rather be on.
In many taxa, such as mammals and Drosophila, the males are heterogametic, and, thus, hybrid male offspring are more prone to be inviable or sterile.

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