gamete

Gamete is a word that is used to describe a reproductive cell. It can be either a sperm or a egg.

  • He was surprised to learn that he was one of the gametes in the experiment.

Definition of gamete

noun

a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes

Nearby Words

gamete Pronunciation in a video

Example Sentences for gamete

  • 1

    Pollen contains the male gametes.

  • 2

    The female gamete is produced inside the embryo sac of the ovule.

  • 3

    Fecundation is the physical union of male and female gametes.

  • 4

    Its because the male sex gametes typically determines the sex of the offspring.

  • 5

    It is also the gametic line where the gamete formation takes place.

  • 6

    The ovule is not the female gamete.

  • 7

    The 'gonad' is the organ that makes gametes.

  • 8

    There is a division of labor at the gamete level.

  • 9

    At the highest point of their ascent they release the gametes.

  • 10

    Meiosis is the reproduction of gametes, or sex cells.