Gamete — definition (Food Biotechnology)

Food Biotechnology

A haploid sex cell, egg or sperm, that contains a single copy of each chromosome.

Susan Allender-Hagedorn and Charles Hagedorn — An Agricultural and Environmental Biotechnology Annotated Dictionary

A mature reproductive cell which is capable of fusing with a cell of similar origin but of opposite sex to form a zygote from which a new organism can develop. Gametes normally have a haploid chromosome content. In animals, a gamete is a sperm or egg; in plants, it is pollen, spermatic nucleus, or ovum.

UN Food and Agriculture Organization — Glossary of Biotechnology for Food and Agriculture

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Human Genome

Mature male or female reproductive cell (sperm or ovum) with a haploid set of chromosomes (23 for humans).

Human Genome Project — Human Genome Project

Science› Biotechnology and Genetics

Stem Cell

A reproductive cell (egg or sperm).

The President's Council on Bioethics — The President's Council on Bioethics Glossary

An egg (in the female) or sperm (in the male) cell. See also Somatic cell.

NIH — Stem Cell Information Glossary