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reproductive cell

American  

noun

  1. gamete.


reproductive cell Scientific  
/ rē′prə-dŭktĭv /
  1. See gamete


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Asexual replication in humans is what causes the symptoms of malaria, but to transmit, parasites have to develop and become either a male or female reproductive cell, known as a gametocyte.

From Science Daily May 2, 2024

Once they're in the lungs, those spores take on a wholly different form, each morphing into a reproductive cell in which new spores multiply.

From Scientific American Sep. 23, 2023

These cells went through meiosis, an adaption of mitosis, which reduced the number of chromosomes in each reproductive cell by half, while increasing the number of cells through cell division.

From Textbooks Jun. 9, 2022

The reproductive cell gives rise to the new individual by continued absorption of food, by growth, cell-divisions and cell-specializations.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 3 "Helmont, Jean" to "Hernosand" by Various

The reproductive cell produced by the male is called the spermatozoon, and that produced by the female, the ovum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 3 "Electrostatics" to "Engis" by Various

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