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Definition of Gamete

1. Noun. A mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes.

Definition of Gamete

1. n. A sexual cell or germ cell; a conjugating cell which unites with another of like or unlike character to form a new individual. In Bot., gamete designates esp. the similar sex cells of the lower thallophytes which unite by conjugation, forming a zygospore. The gametes of higher plants are of two sorts, sperm (male) and egg (female); their union is called fertilization, and the resulting zygote an oöspore. In Zoöl., gamete is most commonly used of the sexual cells of certain Protozoa, though also extended to the germ cells of higher forms.

Definition of Gamete

1. a mature reproductive cell [n -S] : GAMETAL, GAMETIC [adj]

Medical Definition of Gamete

1. Specialised haploid cells produced by meiosis and involved in sexual reproduction. Male gametes are usually small and motile (spermatozoa), whereas female gametes (oocytes) are larger and nonmotile. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

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