What is the difference between anisogamy and oogamy?
Anisogamy:
The sexual reproduction process, in which two different gametes(male and female) are fused together and produce gametes.
Oogamy:
It is a type of sexual reproduction in which two gametes are fused with different sizes and forms, for example- male gametes are small and motile, and female gametes are larger and non-motile.
Anisogamy | Oogamy |
It is the fusion of the gametes with different sizes. | It is the fusion of the non-motile, large female gamate and motile, small male gamete. |
It occurs in fungi, higher invertebrates, and vertebrates. | It occurs in some algae, plants, gymnosperms, animals etc. |
Example: Ulothrix | Example: Sargassum |