gamete
noun
- haploid cell that fuses with another haploid cell during fertilization (conception) in organisms that sexually reproduce
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈɡæmiːt/
noun
Etymology: From Ancient Greek γαμετή (gametḗ, “wife”), γαμέτης (gamétēs, “husband”), ultimately from γάμος (gámos, “marriage”).
- A reproductive cell (sperm in males or eggs in females), having only half of a complete set of chromosomes.