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gamete

/ˈɡæmiːt/noun

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noun
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    [C] biology

    a male or female sex cell that joins with a cell of the opposite sex to form a zygote

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    • Sperm and ova are human gametes.
    • In flowering plants, the male gamete is carried in the pollen grain.
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General knowledge

Gametes are formed by meiosis, so each gamete has only half the number of chromosomes found in a body cell.

GK के अनुसार gametes meiosis से बनते हैं, इसलिए हर gamete में शरीर की कोशिका की तुलना में आधे chromosomes होते हैं।