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gamete

ga·mete

UK/ˈɡæmiːt/ US/ɡʌˈmit/ uncommon

noun

1.

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

Origin

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

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