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Gamete vs Gonad - What's the difference?

gamete | gonad |

As nouns the difference between gamete and gonad

is that gamete is a reproductive cell (male (sperm) or female (egg)) that has only half the usual number of chromosomes while gonad is a sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.

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

    gonad

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (anatomy) A sex organ that produces gametes; specifically, a testicle or ovary.
  • (slang, in the plural) The testicles.

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