(gamete)

  • 11gamete — noun Etymology: New Latin gameta, from Greek gametēs husband, from gamein to marry Date: 1886 a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion… …

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  • 12gamete — n. [Gr. gamete, wife] A cell that unites with another cell in sexual reproduction …

    Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • 13gamete — gametic /geuh met ik/, gametal /geuh meet l/, adj. gametically, adv. /gam eet, geuh meet /, n. Biol. a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism. [1885 90; < NL gameta < Gk gamet (s.&#8230; …

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  • 14gamete — A single male or female reproductive cell (sperm or egg cell), capable of joining with a similar single cell of the other sex to form a zygote . Each gamete contains a single (haploid) chromosome : the double (diploid) chromosome of the resulting …

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  • 15gamete — [[t]gæ̱miːt[/t]] gametes N COUNT Gamete is the name for the two types of male and female cell that join together to make a new creature. [TECHNICAL] …

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  • 16gamete — [ gami:t] noun Biology a mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote. Derivatives gametic gə mɛtɪk adjective Origin C19: from mod. L. gameta, from Gk&#8230; …

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  • 17gamete — gam•ete [[t]ˈgæm it, gəˈmit[/t]] n. cbl a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism • Etymology: 1885–90; &LT; NL gameta &LT; Gk gametḗ wife, or gamétēs husband, der. of gameîn to&#8230; …

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  • 18gamete — /ˈgæmit / (say gameet), /gəˈmit / (say guh meet) noun either of the two germ cells which unite to form a new organism; a mature reproductive cell. {New Latin gameta, from Greek gametē wife or gametēs husband} –gametal /gəˈmitl/ (say guh meetl),&#8230; …

  • 19gamete — gameta statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Subrendusi haploidinė lytinio dauginimosi ląstelė. atitikmenys: angl. gamete; sex cell rus. гамета; половая клетка ryšiai: sinonimas – lytinė ląstelė …

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  • 20gamete — A mature reproductive cell which is capable of fusing with a cell of similar origin but of opposite sex to form a zygote from which a new organism can develop. Gametes normally have a haploid chromosome content. In animals, a gamete is a sperm or …

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