Question

Gametes that are the same in size and shape is known as _____.

Answer 1

Answer:

Isogametes

Explanation:

Gametes or sex cells are cells produced by sexually reproducing organisms used in their process of reproduction. Gametes produced by a male and female parent of the same species can either be morphologically similar or different i.e. in size and shape. Gametes that are similar in size and shape are generally called ISOGAMETES.

Isogametes have no structural distinction as opposed to their anisogametes counterpart i.e. both male and female are structurally identical. This kind of gametes are produced in some fungi and algae species. When isogametes fuse, the process is regarded as ISOGAMY.

Answer 2

Isogamy is a form of sexual reproduction that involves gametes of similar morphology (similar shape and size), differing in general only in allele expression in one or more mating-type regions. Because both gametes look alike, they cannot be classified as "male" or "female."