gamete
Example Sentences
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It’s possible that proper gamete formation only happens in the presence of some specific ingredient of the cat gut, Hakimi says.
From Science Magazine
The usual solution is to simply boot your millions of cheap gametes directly into the water, wave bye-bye, and turn on some must-see TV.
From Scientific American
Germ cells eventually give rise to gametes, or sexual reproductive cells, and without them, the thinking went, the fish in this initial cohort would not reach sexual maturity.
From Salon
And the tens of thousands of babies created from donor gametes are not legally entitled to identifying information.
From New York Times
When Dr. Shipway stuck the GoPro into the soup of gametes, he noticed something unusual: The shipworms had entwined their siphons in enormous knots.
From New York Times
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