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gamete

[gam-eet, guh-meet] / ˈgæm it, gəˈmit /
NOUN
ovum
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There are ethical questions about the treatment of surrogates and gamete donors and the fate of embryos when couples break up.

From Slate ● Oct. 7, 2025

Notably, it’s scientifically inaccurate to say sex can be determined at conception, to say nothing of the limitations of defining a person solely by gamete size.

From Salon ● Jan. 23, 2025

Helen Gibson, founder of Surrogacy Concern, a UK group which campaigns on issues relating to surrogacy and gamete donation said the organisation did not support "any payment for gametes".

From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2024

When the sperm fertilizes this gamete, it introduces the protein cyclin, which then activates the decomposition of the inhibitory protein.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024

The factor for this or that unit-character is either present in the gamete or it is not present.

From Mendelism Third Edition by Reginald Crundall Punnett




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