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Definitions

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

Synonyms

All synonyms

germ cellreproductive cellsex cellsex cell

Etymology

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

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