noun
gamete
GAM-eet/ˈɡæmiːt/
A reproductive cell that can unite with another during fertilization.
A sperm cell is a male gamete that can fertilize an egg.
Etymology
Greek gamētē meant “wife,” paired in the source with gamētēs, “husband.” The biological term applies this marriage image to an egg or sperm, a cell that joins another in fertilization.
In context
how a plant reproduces we've got gamete formation making the pollen making the eggs pollination which is how the male gamete gets the female one
More examples
- Each human gamete normally contains 23 chromosomes.
- Two gametes fuse during fertilization to form a new cell.
- The resulting embryo inherits genetic material from both gametes.
Forms
gamete · gametes
gametic adjective — Relating to reproductive cells called gametes.
Similar words
- sex cell
- Means the same thing but uses less technical language.