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Gamete Common

Gamete has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions
Noun
1

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

2

A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.

See Also
gametal gametic gametangium androgenesis agamic gametogenesis aplanogamete meiocyte
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
reproductive cell
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
anisogamete isogamete sperm ovum spermatid oosphere antherozoid
Rhyming Words
ete yete rete lete hete mete cete fete tete bete vete sete jete pete dete osete grete azete siete crete
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