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gamete Definition

gam·ete (gamēt, 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

ga·metic (gə metik) adjective

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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