What are gametes?

1.	What are gametes?
Answer» Gametes are cells specialized in sexual reproduction. They contain half of the maximum number of chromosomes of the species and unite with another gamete giving birth to a zygote with double of the number of chromosomes of the gametic cells. In humans gametes are formed by meiosis; the male gametes are the sperm cells and the female gametes are the egg cells.

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Gametes are cells specialized in sexual reproduction. They contain half of the maximum number of chromosomes of the species and unite with another gamete giving birth to a zygote with double of the number of chromosomes of the gametic cells.

In humans gametes are formed by meiosis; the male gametes are the sperm cells and the female gametes are the egg cells.

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