sex cell
- a spermatozoon or an ovum; gamete.
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Origin of sex cell
First recorded in 1885–90
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Every sex-cell is a hybrid cell, therefore; bearing both Dominant and Recessive traits.
Feminism and Sex-ExtinctionArabella Kenealy
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-BornMichael F. Guyer
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sex cell
- See gamete.
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