: a reproductive gland (such as an ovary or testis) that produces gametes
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If all goes to plan, the cells will travel to the embryo’s gonads, transforming them so that the females produce eggs and the males produce sperm not of the host species but of the moa.
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 July 2025
The research affirmed previous studies that had found microplastics in these reproductive fluids, and yet again raises important questions, including how these microplastics are absorbed in the intestine then transported to the gonads, Campen said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
So the toon’s cheeky plot goes something like this: Early on, Bull feels superior to all the neutered animals at the dog park because he’s still got his gonads.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2025
What was even more distressing was the fact that female sharks were found to have higher concentrations of microplastics in their gonads compared to males.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 8 July 2025
The research affirmed previous studies that had found microplastics in these reproductive fluids, and yet again raises important questions, including how these microplastics are absorbed in the intestine then transported to the gonads, Campen said.
—Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 1 July 2025
So the toon’s cheeky plot goes something like this: Early on, Bull feels superior to all the neutered animals at the dog park because he’s still got his gonads.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 11 June 2025
What was even more distressing was the fact that female sharks were found to have higher concentrations of microplastics in their gonads compared to males.
—Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
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“Gonad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gonad. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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gonad
noun
go·nad
ˈgō-ˌnad 
: a sperm- or egg-producing gland (as a testis or ovary)
called also sex gland
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