The microgametes are motile and must reach the macrogamete to fertilize it.
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Some trophozoites enlarge and become macrogamete, whereas others divide repeatedly to form microgametes ( anisogamy ).
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A male gametocyte divides to give many flagellated microgametes, whereas the female gametocyte differentiates to a macrogamete.
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The fertilized macrogamete forms a zygote that in its turn forms an oocyst that is normally released from the body.
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Within the mosquito midgut, the male gametocyte undergoes a rapid nuclear division, producing eight flagellated microgametes that fertilize the female macrogamete.