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What is oogamy?

What is oogamy? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (biology) A form of anisogamy (heterogamy) in which the female gamete (e.g. egg cell) is significantly larger than the male gamete (sperm) and is non-motile.
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Orders that are characterized by oogamy and are reported to have large female gametes have the largest nuclear genomes observed regardless of their phylogenetic position.
Meiosis produces 4 gametes, ie. isogamy, anisogamy and oogamy, which through mitosis develops into mature gametes.
Rats undergo fertilization by oogamy, where mobile sperm swim to a stationary egg.

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