Quick definitions (gamete) ▸ noun: a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes ▸

gamete ( ) n. A reproductive cell having the haploid number of chromosomes, especially a mature sperm or egg capable of fusing with a gamete of the

noun Biology. a mature sexual reproductive cell, as a sperm or egg, that unites with another cell to form a new organism.

A gamete (from Ancient Greek γαμετης; translated gamete = wife, gametes = husband) is a cell that fuses with another gamete during fertilization (conception) in organisms that reproduce sexually. In species which produce two morphologically distinct types of gametes, and in which each individual produces only one type, a female is any individual which produces the larger type of gamete—called an ovum (or egg)—and a male produces the smaller tadpole-like type—called a sperm.

gam·ete   (g m t, g-m t) n. A reproductive cell having the haploid number of chromosomes, especially a mature sperm or egg capable of fusing with a gamete of the opposite sex to ...

gamete (găm`ēt): see reproduction reproduction, capacity of all living systems to give rise to new systems similar to themselves. The term reproduction may refer to this power of ...

gamete. Cell that functions in sexual reproduction by merging with another gamete to form a zygote. Examples of gametes include sperm and egg cells.

a reproductive cell that is haploid and can unite with another gamete to form the cell (zygote) that develops into a new individual

gamete /gam·ete/ (gam´et) 1. one of two haploid reproductive cells, male (spermatozoon) and female , whose union is necessary in sexual reproduction to initiate the development ...