Question

What is oogamous in biology?​

Answer 1

ANSWER :-

The Oogamous type of gametes are referred to as the type of gametes in the case of which the male gamete is smaller in comparison to the female gamete and is active while the female gamete is larger in comparison to the male gamete and is passive.

Extra Information-

• The oogamous type of gametes are also known as "oogametes"

• In the case of oogamous type of gametes the male gamete can either be "biciliate" (having two cilia) or "multiciliate" (having multiple cilia).
• In the case of oogamous type of gametes, the female gamete is found to remain retained within the oogonium either permanently or just until the time it reaches maturity.
• Examples of the organisms that have oogamous type of gametes are as follows-

1. Oedogonium and
2. Chlamydomonas coccifera.