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A mature sex cell that is capable of uniting with a gamete of the opposite sex to begin the formation of a new individual.<\/p>\n

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Unisexual body, unable to give rise to an individual plant until joined with another gamete to produce a zygote.<\/p>\n

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A germ or reproductive cell. In animals (and humans) the functional, mature, male gamete is called a spermatozoon; in plants it is called a spermatozoid. In both animals and plants the female gamete is called the ovum, or egg.<\/p>\n

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Unisexual body that when fused with a gamete of the other sex, then together produce a zygote, which then gives rise to a new organism.<\/p>\n

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Sperm or egg (ovum).<\/p>\n

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A sex cell, either a spermatozoon or an ovum.<\/p>\n

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Mature sex cell with the haploid number of chromosomes; either the spermatozoon in the male, or the egg (or ovum) in the female. Union of male and female gametes in fertilization results in the formation of a zygote with the diploid chromosome number.<\/p>\n

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Spermatozoa from the male or ova from the female; cells that have only 23 chromosomes rather than the usual 46.<\/p>\n

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A mature sex cell: the ovum of the female or the spermatozoon of the male. Gametes are haploid, containing half the normal number of chromosomes.<\/p>\n

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A mature male or female reproductive cell; the spermatozoon or ovum.<\/p>\n

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An egg, also known as an ovum, originating from the female, or a mature sperm derived from the male.<\/p>\n

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A gamete is a type of sex cell that resides in the reproductive systems of adult individuals. In males, sperm are produced in the testes, while in females, an ovum or egg cell is released approximately every month from the ovaries. The fusion of sperm and ova during fertilization leads to the creation of offspring.<\/p>\n

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The term used to describe the male or female reproductive cell, whether it is found in animals, humans, or plants. In the case of human beings, the female reproductive cell is called an ovum, and the male reproductive cell is referred to as a sperm. In plants, the male reproductive cell is a component of pollen grains, while the female reproductive cell is housed within the ovule.<\/p>\n

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