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gamete

[gam-eet, guh-meet] / ˈgæm it, gəˈmit /
NOUN
ovum
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There are ethical questions about the treatment of surrogates and gamete donors and the fate of embryos when couples break up.

From Slate Oct. 7, 2025

Notably, it’s scientifically inaccurate to say sex can be determined at conception, to say nothing of the limitations of defining a person solely by gamete size.

From Salon Jan. 23, 2025

Helen Gibson, founder of Surrogacy Concern, a UK group which campaigns on issues relating to surrogacy and gamete donation said the organisation did not support "any payment for gametes".

From BBC Sep. 30, 2024

When the sperm fertilizes this gamete, it introduces the protein cyclin, which then activates the decomposition of the inhibitory protein.

From Science Daily Feb. 15, 2024

It is the participation of the gamete in the process that is our criterion of what is and what is not heredity.

From Mendelism Third Edition by Punnett, Reginald Crundall




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