gamogenesis

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gamogenesis - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Gamogenesis \Gam`o*gen"e*sis\, n. [Gr. ? marriage + E. genesis.]
     (Biol.)
     The production of offspring by the union of parents of
     different sexes; sexual reproduction; -- the opposite of
     agamogenesis.
     [1913 Webster]