Agamous

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adjective / neuter noun (biology / zoology / botany)

Definition

Reproducing without sexual cells or fertilization; a plant or animal organism whose multiplication is achieved asexually, through cell division, budding, or spores. In a general sense, it describes the structural biological process that does not involve the alternation or fusion of gametes.

Bilingual Equivalents

  • Agamous
  • Asexual

Grammatical & Source Details

Inflection Type Variable adjective with standard masculine, feminine, and structural plural variations.
Formation Biological neologism derived from French (agame), stemming from the Greek private prefix 'a-' and 'gámos' (marriage/union).
Spelling / Pronunciation [a.ˈɡam]
Source International Compendium of Biological Nomenclature and Structural Genetics

Contextual Usage Examples

RO: Această specie de ferigă are un ciclu de viață agam în prima sa fază de dezvoltare structurală.

EN: This fern species has an agamous life cycle in its first phase of structural development.

RO: Biologul a studiat modul agam de înmulțire al microorganismelor izolate din lacul sărat.

EN: The biologist studied the asexual mode of multiplication of the microorganisms isolated from the salt lake.

RO: Generația agamă a acestei insecte parazite se dezvoltă rapid în condiții de temperatură ridicată.

EN: The agamous generation of this parasitic insect develops rapidly under high-temperature conditions.

Idioms & Phrases

Reproducere agamă / Asexual reproduction / Agamogenesis

RO: Formă de înmulțire a organismelor vii ce se realizează independent de prezența sau fuziunea gameților masculini și feminini.

EN: A form of multiplication of living organisms that takes place independently of the presence or fusion of male and female gametes.

Generație agamă / Agamous generation

RO: Etapă dintr-un ciclu biologic complex (metageneză) formată exclusiv din indivizi care se multiplică ne-sexual.

EN: A stage in a complex biological cycle (metagenesis) consisting exclusively of individuals that multiply non-sexually.

Specie agamă / Agamous species

RO: Grup de organisme vii care, de-a lungul evoluției structurale, a pierdut capacitatea sau necesitatea fecundării sexuale.

EN: A group of living organisms that, throughout structural evolution, has lost the capacity or necessity for sexual fertilization.

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