Gamete: A mature reproductive cell that is capable of fusing with another gamete of the opposite sex to form a zygote. Male gametes are typically known as sperm and female gametes a typically known as eggs. See also fertilization, zygote.

 

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Gamete: A mature reproductive cell that is capable of fusing with another gamete of the opposite sex to form a zygote. Male gametes are typically known as sperm and female gametes a typically known . . . View Full Definition

Gametes: Haploid reproductive cells (ovum and sperm).

Reproductive Effort: The fraction of assimilated nutrients that are devoted to reproductive behavior and gamete production

Sequential Hermaphrodite: An individual that sequentially produces male and then female gametes or vice versa

Asexual Reproduction: A method of reproduction in which genetically identical offspring are produced from a single parent; occurs by many mechanisms, including fission, budding, and fragmentation.

Spores: Impervious structures formed by some cells that encapsulate the cells and protect them from the environment; haploid cells that can survive unfavorable conditions and germinate into new hapl . . . View Full Definition

Somatic Growth: Growth of the body, exclusive of gametes

Epidemic Spawning: Simultaneous shedding of gametes by a large number of individuals

Zygote: A fertilized egg. Or the diploid cell that results from the joining of two haploid gametes (sperm and egg) during sexual reproduction, that will cleave to form an embryo. See also fertilizat . . . View Full Definition

Germ Cell: A sex cell or gamete (egg or spermatozoan).haldane equation haldane's law: the generalization that if first generation hybrids are produced between two species, but one sex is absent, rare, . . . View Full Definition