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SEX CELL
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generation
Synonyms:
germ cell; reproductive cell; sex cell
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sex cell" is a kind of...):
cell ((biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "sex cell"):
gamete (a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes)
Holonyms ("sex cell" is a part of...):
genital system; reproductive system (organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring)
