| NOUN | body | germ cell, reproductive cell, sex cell | a spermatozoon or an ovum |
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| Meaning | A spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation. | |
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| Synonyms | reproductive cell, sex cell | |
| Part of | reproductive system, genital system | organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring |
| Narrower | gamete | A mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes |
| Broader | cell | (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms |
| Spanish | célula germen, célula germinal, célula reproductiva, célula sexual | |
| Catalan | cèl·lula reproductora | |
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