Associations to the word «Gamete»

Wiktionary

GAMETE, noun. (cytology) A reproductive cell (male (sperm) or female (egg)) that has only half the usual number of chromosomes.

Dictionary definition

GAMETE, noun. A mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne