sex cell
noun
a spermatozoon or an ovum; gamete.
Origin of sex cell
1First recorded in 1885–90
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How to use sex cell in a sentence
But any individual sex-cell, or gamete, cannot (according to his view) bear both Dominant and Recessive traits.
Feminism and Sex-Extinction | Arabella KenealyEvery sex-cell is a hybrid cell, therefore; bearing both Dominant and Recessive traits.
Feminism and Sex-Extinction | Arabella KenealyA sex-cell carrying normal X of the male may combine with an ovum containing normal X producing a normal female (row five).
Being Well-Born | Michael F. Guyer
Scientific definitions for sex cell
sex cell
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