amphimixis
/am-fuh-mik-sis/US // ˌæm fəˈmɪk sɪs //UK // (ˌæmfɪˈmɪksɪs) //
两栖动物,两极分化,双鱼座,两极分化症
Definitions
n.名词 noun
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plural am·phi·mix·es [am-fuh-mik-seez]. /ˌæm fəˈmɪk siz/.
- : Biology. the merging of the nuclei of the sperm and egg cells; sexual reproduction.
- : Psychoanalysis. the combining of anal and genital eroticism in the development of sexuality.
Examples
When a fresh nucleus has been thus formed (by amphimixis) in each of the copulating cells, they again separate.
Amphimixis, as we have seen, is one of the most potent forces against which the evolution of a new species has to contend.
Amphimixis: the mingling of the germ plasm of two individuals.
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