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The sex cell (sperm or egg). It differs from other cells in that it contains only half (haploid) the usual number of chromosomes.<\/p>\n

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The sperm or ovum.<\/p>\n

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A cell which is capable of developing into a spermatozoon or ovum.<\/p>\n

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General name for the special cells that give rise to an egg (ovum) in females and sperm in males.<\/p>\n

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Cell (spermatozoon or ovum) in any stage of its development.<\/p>\n

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Any of the embryonic cells that have the potential to develop into spermatozoa or ova. The term is also applied to any of the cells undergoing gametogenesis and to the gametes themselves.<\/p>\n

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Those embryonic cells with the potential to develop into ova or spermatozoa.<\/p>\n

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A cell whose function is to reproduce the organism. It usually has a single set of chromosomes (haploid). Germ cells are called ova in females and spermatozoa in males.<\/p>\n

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One of the cells that typically matures into either eggs or sperm (also referred to as sperm and eggs).<\/p>\n

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A pluripotent cell in its early stage that has the capacity to mature into a spermatozoon (male sex cell) or an ovum (female sex cell). The term is also used to denote a mature gamete or any cell engaged in the process of gametogenesis, which is the formation of gametes.<\/p>\n

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