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Gamete is a reproductive (germ) cell that contains only one set of [[Chromosome|chromosomes]] - [[Haploid|haploid]]. Produced by a [[Cell division|cell division]] process called [[Meiosis|meiosis]] <ref name="null">Daniel L. Hartl, Elizabeth W. Jones (2009) 'Genetics. Analysis of genes and genomes', Jones and Bartlett publishers, Inc., Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA, 7th edition: 83</ref>.<br> | Gamete is a reproductive (germ) cell that contains only one set of [[Chromosome|chromosomes]] - [[Haploid|haploid]]. Produced by a [[Cell division|cell division]] process called [[Meiosis|meiosis]] <ref name="null">Daniel L. Hartl, Elizabeth W. Jones (2009) 'Genetics. Analysis of genes and genomes', Jones and Bartlett publishers, Inc., Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA, 7th edition: 83</ref>.<br> | ||
The female gamete is an egg cell and a male gamete is a sperm cell, when they fertilise they produce a diploid zygote. | |||
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Revision as of 15:45, 3 December 2015
Gamete is a reproductive (germ) cell that contains only one set of chromosomes - haploid. Produced by a cell division process called meiosis [1].
The female gamete is an egg cell and a male gamete is a sperm cell, when they fertilise they produce a diploid zygote.
References
- ↑ Daniel L. Hartl, Elizabeth W. Jones (2009) 'Genetics. Analysis of genes and genomes', Jones and Bartlett publishers, Inc., Sudbury, Massachusetts, USA, 7th edition: 83