gamete
noun
a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism.
gametic
-
a word derived from
gamete.
Example Sentences
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The gametic chromosomes combine during fertilization to produce offspring with the same chromosome number as their parents.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
It is a common misnomer to refer to a woman’s gametic cell as an egg or ovum, but this is impossible.
From Textbooks ● Jan. 1, 2015
What we have to consider and to investigate is whether the legs arose as a gametic mutation or as a direct result of locomotion on land.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
Now this peculiar result could be brought about if the gametic series produced by the F1 plant consisted of 7 BL + 1 Bl + 1 bL + 7 bl out of every 16 gametes.
From Mendelism Third Edition by Reginald Crundall Punnett
Absence of the gametic factor or factors for pigmentation results in albinism, and no amount of exposure to light produces pigmentation in albinos, e.g. albino Axolotls which are well known in captivity.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
