| 单词 | gamete |
| 释义 | gamete From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishBiology, Microbes, genetics, biochemgametegam‧ete /ˈɡæmiːt/ noun [countable] technicalHBa type of cell which joins with another cell, starting the development of a baby or other young creatureExamples from the Corpusgamete• But size is not the only difference between male and female gametes.• Diploidy is restored when two haploid gametes fuse.• A female produces few, large, immobile gametes called eggs.• A male is defined as the gender that produces sperm or pollen: small, mobile, multitudinous gametes.• This explains why there are two genders, one with small gametes, the other with large ones.• In order to meet this third requirement, then, gametes must be able to find and make contact with other gametes.Origin gamete (1800-1900) Modern Latin gameta, from Greek gametes “husband” |
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