cellule germinale

Definitions of cellule germinale
  1. noun
    the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
    synonyms: oeuf, ovule
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    oeuf, ovule
    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
    frai
    the mass of eggs deposited by fish or amphibians or molluscs
    oeuf de poisson
    the eggs or egg-laden ovary of a fish
    type of:
    gamète
    a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
  2. noun
    a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation
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    gamète
    a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
    spermatozoïde, sperme
    the male reproductive cell; the male gamete
    oeuf, ovule
    the female reproductive cell; the female gamete
    type of:
    cellule
    (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals
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