Microbiology: An Evolving Science (Fourth Edition)
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The advantages and limitations of motile gametes as compared to non-motile gametes.
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Gametes are mature haploid male or female cells that unite with the gamete of the opposite sex in order to form a zygote. They can be of two different types motile and non-motile. The gametes that are identical in form are called isogametes and are found in the species of algae,
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