gamete Definition
gam·ete (gam′ēt, gə mēt′)
noun
a reproductive cell that is haploid and can unite with another gamete to form the cell (zygote) that develops into a new individual
Etymology: ModL gameta < Gr gametē, a wife < gamein, to marry < gamos: see gamo-
gamete Related Forms
gamete Usage Examples
Converse of object
- donate: Should I tell my child they were conceived using donated gametes?
- produce: Of course they may not be sterile in the sense of not being able to produce gametes.
- use: In vitro fertilization studies will also be conducted using gametes recovered post-mortem to investigate the rate of fertilization by competing sperm.
- form: In addition, 60 units could also represent a gamete about to divide to form 2 gametes.
- contain: In flowering plants, anther s produce pollen which contains male gametes, and the embryo sac within the ovary contains a female gamete.
Adjective modifier
- haploid: This process is used in the production of haploid gametes.
- female: In the formation of the female gamete in plants, how do the polar bodies end up being diploid?
- male: Pollen must be strong to protect the male gametes on their journey.
- human: Comment: This does not exclude the mixing of human gametes like eggs or sperm with animal species.
- normal: The diagrams below compare the formation of normal gametes and those formed by non-disjunction.
- artificial: Any debate now about the potential use of artificial gametes will have to be based on hypothetical scenarios.
Modifies a noun
- donation: Gamete donation of course is not something that can be entered into lightly.
- donor: Have you had a record number of patients or gamete donors?
- formation: A simple outline of gamete formation and fertilization should be presented to establish links between generations.
- cell: A normal human somatic cell contains 46 chromosomes; a normal human gamete cell contains 23 chromosomes.
- anonymity: There are, of course, the changes to the gamete donor anonymity practice in April.
- fusion: Gamete fusion and fertilization in animals, double fertilization in plants.
Noun used with modifier
donor: It also plans to monitor the impact on treatment services with donor gametes in clinics around the country.
Possessives
donor: In 2005, the guidance was simplified to allow 10 families to be created from any one donor's gametes.
Preposition: from
donor: I have had a child as a result of treatment with gametes from an anonymous donor, what happens if the donor re-registers?
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