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gametes Definition


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gamete
noun
    gametes
    1. biol.
      In sexually reproducing organisms: a specialized sex cell, especially an ovum or sperm, which fuses with another gamete of the opposite type during fertilization. See also gift.
Derivative: gametic
adj
    Etymology: 19c: from Greek gameein to marry.



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