gamete
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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
"In the model plant thale cress, we have discovered the signal that activates the female gamete to form a new seed," says Grossniklaus.
From Science Daily ● Feb. 15, 2024
We can speak of parthenogenesis only when the embryo originates from a female gamete alone, i. e., without fusing of protoplasmic mass of the female gamete with protoplasmic mass of the male gamete.
From Northern Nut Growers Association, Report of the Proceedings at the Fourth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. November 18 and 19, 1913 by Northern Nut Growers Association
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