Gamete flashcard sets

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gamete definitions
# Definition Sets
1a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes50 sets
2specialized cell involved in sexual reproduction43 sets
3a haploid reproductive cell that unites with another haploid reproductive cell to form a zygote36 sets
4sex cell33 sets
5sex cells18 sets
6sex cell; sperm or egg16 sets
7haploid reproductive cells13 sets
8reproductive cell12 sets
9haploid cell that participates in fertilization by fusing with another haploid cell9 sets
10a reproductive cell8 sets
11sex cell, sperm or egg8 sets
12a sex cell8 sets
13egg or sperm sex cell that contains a single set of chromosomes, one from each homologous pair8 sets
14sex cell sperm or an egg cell7 sets
15male and female sex cells; sperm and eggs6 sets
16male and female sex cells, sperm and eggs6 sets
17a haploid cell which can unite with another gamete to form a zygote5 sets
18male and female sex cells5 sets
19reproductive cells4 sets
20is either a sperm or egg cell.4 sets
21which are haploid reproductive cells4 sets
22a haploid sex cell, formed during meiosis, that can combine with another haploid sex cell and produce a diploid fertilized egg4 sets
23male or female sexual reproductive cell; sperm cell or ovum4 sets
24eggs and sperm3 sets
25a mature sexual reproductive cell, such as a sperm or egg, which unites with another cell to form a new organism.3 sets
26male and female sex cells.3 sets
27a sperm cell or an egg cell3 sets
28a haploid cell such as an egg or sperm. gametes unite during sexual reproduction to produce a diploid zygote.3 sets
29sperm and egg3 sets
30a haploid egg or sperm cell; gametes unite during sexual reproduction to produce a diploid zygote.3 sets
31(sex cells) contain only one chromosome from every matched pair3 sets
32male or female sex cell3 sets
33a sex cell; a haploid egg or sperm3 sets
34a sex cell (sperm or egg)3 sets
35haploid sex cell3 sets
36a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex3 sets
37an organisms reproductive cells, such as sperm or egg cells3 sets
38specialized cell involved in reproduction3 sets
39specialized cell involved in sexual repreduction3 sets
40a sex cell; a haploid egg or sperm.2 sets