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gamete
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[ˈɡamiːt], (Noun)
Definitions:
- a mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote
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Origin
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late 19th century: from modern Latin gameta, from Greek gametē ‘wife’, gametēs ‘husband’, from gamos ‘marriage’
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