gamete

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Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈɡæmiːt/

Noun

gamete (plural gametes)

1. (cytology) A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.

Synonyms

• sex cell
• See also Thesaurus:gamete

Translations

• French: gamète
• German: Geschlechtszellen, Gamet
• Italian: gamete
• Portuguese: gameta
• Russian: гаме́та
• Spanish: gameto

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