germ cell

germ cell

n. An ovum or a sperm cell or one of its developmental precursors.

germ cell

n (Biology) a sexual reproductive cell; gamete. Compare somatic cell

germ′ cell`

n. a sexual reproductive cell at any stage from the primordial cell to the mature gamete. [1850–55]

germ cell

A reproductive cell of a plant or animal; a gamete. In mammals, germ cells are eggs or sperm.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

germ cell - a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generationreproductive cell, sex cellcell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animalsgamete - a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomesgenital system, reproductive system - organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring

Translations

Gametgamète