gamete
Plural: gametes
Noun
- a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes
- A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
Origin / Etymology
From Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ, “wife”), γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”), ultimately from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”).
Synonyms
gamete, germ cell, reproductive cell, sex cell
Scrabble Score: 9
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