Used mainly in a scientific or educational context, not in everyday conversation.

Scientific Term

Gametes play a crucial role in sexual reproduction by combining genetic material.

Fertilization Process

Avoid using 'gamete' as a synonym for 'gender'. It refers specifically to reproductive cells.

 some smelling, some moving, some eating. And the job of sex went to a special cell called the gamete. And those bodies became giant.

 one gamete parent goes off fishing while the other looks after the chick but declining fish stocks means both parents