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Gamete vs Antheridium - What's the difference?

gamete | antheridium |

As nouns the difference between gamete and antheridium

is that gamete is gamete (reproductive cell) while antheridium is (botany) an organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in bryophytes.

gamete

English

(wikipedia gamete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • (cytology) A reproductive cell (male (sperm) or female (egg)) that has only half the usual number of chromosomes.

    • Synonyms

    * sex cell * See also

    Hyponyms

    * spermatozoon * sperm * ovum * egg

    Hypernyms

    * germ cell

    Derived terms

    * gametic * gametically * gametocyte * gametogenesis * gametophyte

    See also

    * oocyte * spermatid * meiosis * syngamy

    antheridium

    English

    (wikipedia antheridium)

    Noun

    (antheridia)
  • (botany) An organ producing male gametes called antherozoids, found in bryophytes.

    • Derived terms

    * antheridial

    See also

    * archegonium (the female equivalent)