gamete

gam·ete

G0030500 (găm′ēt′, gə-mēt′)n. A reproductive cell having the haploid number of chromosomes, especially a mature sperm or egg capable of fusing with a gamete of the opposite sex to produce a zygote.

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[New Latin gameta, from Greek gametē, wife and gametēs, husband, from gamein, to marry, from gamos, marriage; see gemə- in Indo-European roots.]

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ga·met′ic (-mĕt′ĭk) adj.ga·met′i·cal·ly adv.

gamete

(ˈɡæmiːt; ɡəˈmiːt) n (Biology) a haploid germ cell, such as a spermatozoon or ovum, that fuses with another germ cell during fertilization[C19: from New Latin, from Greek gametē wife, from gamos marriage] gaˈmetal, gametic adj

gam•ete

(ˈgæm it, gəˈmit)

n. a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism. [1885–90; < New Latin gameta < Greek gametḗ wife, or gamétēs husband, derivative of gameîn to marry] ga•met•ic (gəˈmɛt ɪk) ga•me•tal (gəˈmit l) adj. ga•met′i•cal•ly, adv.

gam·ete

(găm′ēt′) See reproductive cell.

gamete

A sex cell, e.g. sperm, ovum.

Thesaurus

Noun

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gamete - a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomesgerm cell, reproductive cell, sex cell - a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generationanisogamete - either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in sizeisogamete - either of a pair of conjugating gametes of the same size and structuresperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon - the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; "a sperm is mostly a nucleus surrounded by little other cellular material"egg cell, ovum - the female reproductive cell; the female gametespermatid - an immature gamete produced by a spermatocyte; develops into a spermatozoonoosphere - a gamete; used especially of lower plantsantherozoid, spermatozoid - a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm

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