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Definition of: gamete
(gam′ēt, gə·mēt′) noun Biol.
Either of two mature reproductive cells, an ovum or sperm, which in uniting produce a zygote. [<NL gameta <Gk. gametē wife, or gametēs husband]
—ga·met·ic (gə·met′ik) adjective
—ga·met′i·cal·ly adverb
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