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noun
a spermatozoon or an ovum; gamete.
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Origin of sex cell

First recorded in 1885–90
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How to use sex cell in a sentence

  • But any individual sex-cell, or gamete, cannot (according to his view) bear both Dominant and Recessive traits.

  • Every sex-cell is a hybrid cell, therefore; bearing both Dominant and Recessive traits.

  • A sex-cell carrying normal X of the male may combine with an ovum containing normal X producing a normal female (row five).

    Being Well-Born|Michael F. Guyer

Scientific definitions for sex cell

sex cell

See gamete.
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