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gamete

Main Entry:: gam·ete
Pronunciation:: \ˈga-ˌmēt also gə-ˈmēt\
Function:: noun
Etymology:: New Latin gameta, from Greek gametēs husband, from gamein to marry
Date:: 1886

: a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex

— ga·met·ic

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\gə-ˈme-tik, -ˈmē-\ adjective

— ga·met·i·cal·ly

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\-ti-k(ə-)lē\ adverb

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