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(genetic biology)

Grammar: noun
plural: gametes
Definition: a reproductive cell (or sex cell), usually with a haploid number of chromosomes
Example:
1. Meiosis is responsible for producing the gametes (sperm and egg cells) involved in sexual reproduction, whereas mitosis is responsible for the cell division which constructs and maintains a growing individual.

2. Meiosis yields four genetically distinct gametes from a single parental cell.
Related Word: gametal, gametic (adjective)
Antonym: non-gametic (adjective)
Related Compound: gametophyte, gametogenic