gamete

Etymology

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

noun

  1. (cytology) A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.

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