gamete

Significat (Anglès)

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

Conceptes

gàmeta

Sinònims

germ cell

sex cell

reproductive cell

generative cell

Traduccions

gamète

gameto

Gamet

gamete

gamet

gâmeta

gameet

geslachtscel

Keimzelle

gameta

γαμέτης

γαμέτες

gameta

célula sexual

Pronunciat com a (IPA)

/ˈɡæmiːt/

Etimologia (Anglès)

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