gametic
Concerning reproductive cells
Gametic means relating to or involving gametes—the reproductive cells (sperm and eggs) that combine during fertilization.
The term appears in biological and genetic contexts: gametic cells, gametic mutation.
A gametic mutation occurs in reproductive cells and can be passed to offspring, unlike mutations in other body cells.
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- ovumFemale reproductive cell
- spermatogenesisMale gamete formation
- oogenesisFemale reproductive cell development
- conceptionFormation of an idea
pollination · cross-fertilization · insemination · egg · sperm · pollen · conjugation · cross-pollination
Gamete-producing cell division
- haploidSingle chromosome complement
- diploidTwo complete chromosome sets
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
- recombinationGenetic material exchange process
homologous · segregation · bivalent · tetrad · synapsis · chiasma · anaphase · metaphase
Gene variant at one locus
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- heritabilityGenetic share of variation
mutation · locus · recessive · dominant · inheritance · nucleotide · karyotype · codominance
fertilization
Gamete fusion creating zygote
- ovumFemale reproductive cell
- spermatogenesisMale gamete formation
- oogenesisFemale reproductive cell development
conception · pollination · cross-fertilization · insemination · egg · sperm · pollen · conjugation · cross-pollination · self-incompatibility
meiosis
Gamete-producing cell division
- haploidSingle chromosome complement
- diploidTwo complete chromosome sets
- chromosomeDNA strand carrying genes
recombination · homologous · segregation · bivalent · tetrad · synapsis · chiasma · anaphase · metaphase · spore
allele
Gene variant at one locus
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- genotypeOrganism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
heritability · mutation · locus · recessive · dominant · inheritance · nucleotide · karyotype · codominance · monogenic
- unreduced gametesReproductive cells without meiotic halving
- female gametophyteEgg-producing haploid generation