haploid gamete

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• gamete — [gam′ēt, gə mēt′] n. [ModL gameta < Gr gametē, a wife < gamein, to marry < gamos: see GAMO ] a reproductive cell that is haploid and can unite with another gamete to form the cell (zygote) that develops into a new individual gametic [gə… …   English World dictionary

• haploid — [hap′loid΄] adj. [< HAPLO + OID] Biol. having the full number of chromosomes normally occurring in the mature germ cell, or half the number in the usual somatic cell n. a haploid cell or gamete haploidy [hap′loi΄dē] n …   English World dictionary

• gamete — ► 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 adjective. ORIGIN Greek gamet wife , gamet s husband , from gamos… …   English terms dictionary

• Gamete — The sperm or the egg. Each human gamete normally has 23 chromosomes, the haploid number of chromosomes, half the number of chromosomes contained in most types of cells. * * * 1. One of two haploid cells that can undergo karyogamy. 2. Any germ… …   Medical dictionary

• haploid — 1. adjective Of a cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes, such as a gamete. 2. noun A cell which is haploid; an organism, such as a fungus, with haploid cells …   Wiktionary

• gamete — 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… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• gamete — 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.… …   Universalium

• gamete — 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 …   Philosophy dictionary

• gamete — [ 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… …   English new terms dictionary

• gamete — 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 …   Glossary of Biotechnology

• Gamete — Gameten, auch bekannt als Geschlechtszellen oder Keimzellen, sind haploide Zellen, die von sich geschlechtlich fortpflanzenden Organismen meist in besonderen Organen erzeugt werden. Der Geschlechtsvorgang besteht aus einer Verschmelzung von zwei… …   Deutsch Wikipedia