gamete
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gamète — [ gamɛt ] n. m. • 1884; gr. gametê, gametês « épouse, époux », de gamos « mariage » ♦ Biol. Cellule reproductrice sexuée possédant la moitié des chromosomes des autres cellules de l organisme (⇒ génome; haploïde), et qui, en s unissant à une… … Encyclopédie Universelle
Gamete — Gamète Un gamète (en grec : γαμέτες) est une cellule reproductrice de type haploïde qui a terminé la méiose et la différenciation cytoplasmique. Les gamètes sont des cellules dont l unique fonction est d assurer la reproduction. Ce sont des… … Wikipédia en Français
Gamete — Gam ete (g[a^]m [=e]t; g[.a]*m[=e]t ; the latter usually in compounds), n. [Gr. gameth wife, or game ths husband, fr. gamei^n to marry.] (Biol.) A sexual cell or germ cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes; a conjugating cell which… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
gamete — [gam′ēt, gə mēt′] n. [ModL gameta < Gr gametē, a wife < gamein, to marry < gamos: see GAMO ] a reproductive cell that is haploid and can unite with another gamete to form the cell (zygote) that develops into a new individual gametic [gə… … English World dictionary
gamete — (n.) sexual protoplasmic body, 1880, coined 1878 by German cytologist Eduard Strasburger (1844 1912), the widespread attribution to Mendel being apparently erroneous; from Gk. gamete a wife, gametes a husband, from gamein to take to wife, to… … Etymology dictionary
gamete — gamete. См. гамета. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
gamete — ► NOUN Biology ▪ a mature haploid male or female germ cell which is able to unite with another of the opposite sex in sexual reproduction to form a zygote. DERIVATIVES gametic adjective. ORIGIN Greek gamet wife , gamet s husband , from gamos… … English terms dictionary
Gamète — Pour le genre de coléoptère de la famille des Cetoniidae, voir Gametis … Wikipédia en Français
Gamete — A gamete (from Ancient Greek γαμέτης gametes husband / γαμετή gamete wife ) is a cell that fuses with another cell during fertilization (conception) in organisms that reproduce sexually. In species that produce two morphologically distinct types… … Wikipedia
Gamete — The sperm or the egg. Each human gamete normally has 23 chromosomes, the haploid number of chromosomes, half the number of chromosomes contained in most types of cells. * * * 1. One of two haploid cells that can undergo karyogamy. 2. Any germ… … Medical dictionary
gamete — noun Etymology: New Latin gameta, from Greek gametēs husband, from gamein to marry Date: 1886 a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion… … New Collegiate Dictionary
