Defenition of the word gamete

• Defenition of the word gamete

  • A mature reproductive cell which is capable of fusing with a cell of similar origin but of opposite sex to form a zygote from which a new organism can develop.
  • a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes

Hyponyms for the word gamete

• • anisogamete
  • antherozoid
  • egg cell
  • isogamete
  • oosphere
  • ovum
  • sperm
  • sperm cell
  • spermatid
  • spermatozoan
  • spermatozoid
  • spermatozoon

Hypernyms for the word gamete

• • germ cell
  • reproductive cell
  • sex cell

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