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germ cell

noun

, Biology.
  1. the sexual reproductive cell at any stage from the primordial cell to the mature gamete.

germ cell

noun

  1. a sexual reproductive cell; gamete Compare somatic cell

germ cell

  1. One of the diploid cells in the reproductive organs of a multicellular organism that undergo division and are the precursors of haploid gametes, such as a spermatogonium or oogonium.
  2. See gamete

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Word History and Origins

Origin of germ cell1

First recorded in 1850–55

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