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gamete
noun(gam-ete)
a mature male or female germ cell usually possessing a haploid chromosome set and capable of initiating formation of a new diploid individual by fusion with a gamete of the opposite sex
gamete
noun(gam-ete)
a method of assisting reproduction in cases of infertility that involves obtaining eggs from an ovary, mixing them with sperm, and inserting them into a fallopian tube by a laparoscope —abbreviation GIFT—called also gamete intrafallopian tube transfer

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