Meaning & use
gamete
A mature reproductive cell, such as a sperm or egg, that unites with another to form a new organism.
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In humans, the male gamete is the sperm and the female gamete is the egg.
Fertilization occurs when two gametes fuse together to form a zygote.
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A biology term; gametes are haploid, meaning they carry half the usual number of chromosomes.
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