| sex cell n. A germ cell or gamete. |
| sex cell See gamete. |
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| Noun | 1. |  sex cell - a spermatozoon or an ovum; a cell responsible for transmitting DNA to the next generationcell - (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 gamete - a mature sexual reproductive cell having a single set of unpaired chromosomes genital system, reproductive system - organs and tissues involved in the production and maturation of gametes and in their union and subsequent development as offspring |
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