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Gamete

//ˈɡæmiːt// noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.
  2. 2
    a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes wordnet

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ, “wife”), γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”), ultimately from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”).

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