gamete
a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism.
Origin of gamete
1Other words from gamete
- ga·met·ic [guh-met-ik], /gəˈmɛt ɪk/, ga·me·tal [guh-meet-l], /gəˈmit l/, adjective
- ga·met·i·cal·ly, adverb
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How to use gamete in a sentence
Compensation for the donation of gametes is also possible, with $35-$125 being the range for sperm donations, and $5,000-$10,000 the range for egg donations.
Why Paying People To Get The Coronavirus Vaccine Won’t Work | LGBTQ-Editor | December 12, 2020 | No Straight NewsIn explaining the rise and fall of nations, gametic and personal causes can be measured and marked.
Evidently the two sets of hens have a very different gametic constitution.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl | Charles Benedict DavenportThe evidence for the gametic interpretations of the self-colored fowl is derived from hybridizations.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl | Charles Benedict DavenportThe gametic formula of this race proves to be CjnwX—the Jungle-fowl pattern being absent.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl | Charles Benedict Davenport
The result is so close, however, as to lend strong support to our hypothesis as to the gametic constitution of the parents.
Inheritance of Characteristics in Domestic Fowl | Charles Benedict Davenport
British Dictionary definitions for gamete
/ (ˈɡæmiːt, ɡəˈmiːt) /
a haploid germ cell, such as a spermatozoon or ovum, that fuses with another germ cell during fertilization
Origin of gamete
1Derived forms of gamete
- gametal or gametic (ɡəˈmɛtɪk), adjective
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Scientific definitions for gamete
[ găm′ēt′ ]
A cell whose nucleus unites with that of another cell to form a new organism. A gamete contains only a single (haploid) set of chromosomes. Animal egg and sperm cells, the nuclei carried in grains of pollen, and egg cells in plant ovules are all gametes. Also called germ cell reproductive cell, sex cell See Note at mitosis.
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Cultural definitions for gamete
A reproductive cell having a single set of chromosomes, especially a mature sperm or egg.
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