gamete

Betekenis (Engels)

A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.

Sinonieme

germ cell

sex cell

reproductive cell

generative cell

Vertalings

gameto

gamète

Gamet

gamete

gàmeta

gamet

gameet

gâmeta

geslachtscel

Keimzelle

gameta

γαμέτης

γαμέτες

gameta

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/ˈɡæmiːt/

Etimologie (Engels)

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