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gamete

[gam-eet, guh-meet] / ˈgæm it, gəˈmit /
NOUN
ovum
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They assert that men and women are defined by their production of these gamete cells, making them a distinct biological binary pair, and that our legal rights and social possibilities should flow from this divide.

From Scientific American

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

“In humans, we’re still so behind,” he says, although he thinks that producing human gametes will become technically feasible within perhaps a decade.

From Scientific American

Loh researched fertility clinics overseas, but became discouraged by the cost and the complexities of accessing her gametes, or reproductive cells, from Singapore.

From Seattle Times

Both human gametes are microscopic, and the sperm is even smaller than the egg.

From Salon