gamete

Noun

Meaning

a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

roe bud beginning cell spawn ovum seed egg sperm embryo metabolism germ ovary spore polymorphism
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Hypernyms

germ cell sex cell reproductive cell

Hyponyms

ovum sperm spermatozoon spermatozoid antherozoid egg cell

Phrases with the word

gamete intrafallopian transfer gamete-producing organ certain gamete female reproductive organism gamete female reproductive gamete female reproductive reproductive gamete

Anagrams

metage

Examples

Each parent contributes a single gamete, and thus a single, randomly successful allele copy to their offspring and fertilization. Source: Internet

During double fertilisation in angiosperms the haploid male gamete combines with two haploid polar nuclei to form a triploid primary endosperm nucleus by the process of vegetative fertilisation. Source: Internet

Controversy and research The cytoplasm, mitochondria and most organelles are contributions to the cell from the maternal gamete. Source: Internet

During gametogenesis —the production of new gametes by an adult—the normal complement of 46 chromosomes needs to be halved to 23 to ensure that the resulting haploid gamete can join with another gamete to produce a diploid organism. Source: Internet

All species are obligate endoparasites of animals, citation except Nephromyces, a symbiont in marine animals, originally classified as a chytrid fungus. citation Motile structures such as flagella or pseudopods are present only in certain gamete stages. Source: Internet

Humans In human fertilization, two 1n haploid cells—an ovum ( female gamete) and a sperm cell ( male gamete)—combine to form a single 2n diploid cell called the zygote. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

gametangial gametangiophore gametangium gamete intrafallopian transfer gamete-producing organ gametic