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gamete

A gamete is the male or female reproductive cell that contains half the genetic material of the organism.

When two human gametes meet — that is, a sperm cell and an ovum — you get a zygote, a fertilized egg. And, if all goes well, that zygote will become a human baby.

DEFINITIONS OF: gamete

n a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes

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either of a pair of unlike gametes especially those unlike in size; isogamete
either of a pair of conjugating gametes of the same size and structure; sperm, sperm cell, spermatozoan, spermatozoon
the male reproductive cell; the male gamete; egg cell, ovum
the female reproductive cell; the female gamete; spermatid
an immature gamete produced by a spermatocyte; develops into a spermatozoon; oosphere
a gamete; used especially of lower plants; antherozoid, spermatozoid
a motile male gamete of a plant such as an alga or fern or gymnosperm; egg
animal reproductive body consisting of an ovum or embryo together with nutritive and protective envelopes; especially the thin-shelled reproductive body laid by e.g. female birds; ootid
mature ovum after penetration by sperm but before the formation of a zygote; ovule
a small or immature ovum

Type of:: germ cell, reproductive cell, sex cell
a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation

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