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What is the difference between anisogamy and oogamy?


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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.

AnisogamyOogamy
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: UlothrixExample: Sargassum

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