NOUN | body | sex cell, reproductive cell, germ 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, germ 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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