What is a gamete?
Q: What is a gamete?
A: A gamete is a specialized sex cell that fuses with another gamete during fertilization in organisms that reproduce sexually.
Q: What is the ploidy of gametes?
A: Gametes are haploid, which means they have only one copy of each chromosome.
Q: What kind of cells are all other cells in an animal?
A: All other cells in an animal are diploid, which means they have two copies of each chromosome.
Q: How are gametes produced?
A: Gametes are produced by germ cells.
Q: How are male and female gametes different?
A: In species that produce two morphologically distinct types of gametes, a female is any individual that produces the larger type of gamete, called an ovum or egg, and a male produces the smaller type, called a spermatozoon or sperm cell.
Q: What is the origin of the name "gamete"?
A: The name gamete was introduced by the Austrian biologist Gregor Mendel.
Q: What is fertilization?
A: Fertilization is the process of fusion of two gametes to form a zygote during sexual reproduction.
