gamete

Half-genome carrier cell

A gamete is a reproductive cell that fuses with another during fertilization.

In humans and most animals, the male gamete is a sperm and the female gamete is an egg.

Each gamete carries half the genetic information needed to form a new organism.

Sperm and egg are the two gametes that combine to create an embryo.

cell

ovum

Female reproductive cell

spermMale reproductive cell
eggReproductive cell in shell
ovaFemale reproductive cells

oocyte · spermatid · flagellum · gametophyte · megaspore · pollen · spore

formation

meiosis

Gamete-producing cell division

oogenesisFemale reproductive cell development
spermatogenesisMale gamete formation
gonadGamete-producing organ

testis · ovary · follicle · maturation · recombination · synapsis · tetrad · bivalent · chiasma · homologous

genetic

haploid

Single chromosome complement

chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
alleleGene variant at one locus
DNAHereditary code molecule

gene · genotype · heredity · locus · nucleotide · diploid · linkage · segregation · recessive · dominant

fertilization

conception

Formation of an idea

inseminationIntroducing sperm for conception
pollinationFlower reproductive transfer
fusionJoining into unity

implantation · blastocyst · embryogenesis · ovulation · cleavage · morula · fertility · conjugation

Categories

cellscells, blood cell, cell theory, nerve cell, red blood cell
reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
fertilityfertility, fecundity, infertility, conception, reproduction
geneticsDNA, allele, genotype, genes, gene
germ cellsegg cell, germ cell, ova, ovum, sex cell
mollusk developmentegg, embryo, larva, juvenile, adult

Opposites

cell type by reproductive function

gametesomatic cell

Non-germline cell type

stage in sexual reproduction

gametezygote

First embryonic cell

embryo · fertilized egg · offspring · fetus

Phrases

unreduced gametesReproductive cells without meiotic halving

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