Difference between revisions of "Gamete"
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: [[Gamete]]s contain half the [[DNA]] needed to produce [[offspring]]. | : [[Gamete]]s contain half the [[DNA]] needed to produce [[offspring]]. | ||
: [[Gamete]]s fuse together in a process called [[fertilisation]] to produce a new [[organism]]. | : [[Gamete]]s fuse together in a process called [[fertilisation]] to produce a new [[organism]]. | ||
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Revision as of 10:52, 5 November 2019
Contents
Key Stage 3
Meaning
A gamete is a specialised cell that contains only half of the DNA needed to make a new organism.
- Noun: Gamete
- Also known as: Sex Cell
Examples
Key Stage 4
Meaning
A gamete is a haploid cell produced by meiosis and used in sexual reproduction.
About Gametes
- Gametes contain half the DNA needed to produce offspring.
- Gametes fuse together in a process called fertilisation to produce a new organism.
References
AQA
- Gamete, pages 35, 170, 250-2, 254, 256-7, 259, 261, GCSE Biology; Student Book, Collins, AQA
- Gametes, page 19, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy 1, Hodder, AQA
- Gametes, page 206, GCSE Combined Science Trilogy; Biology, CGP, AQA
- Gametes, page 251, GCSE Biology, CGP, AQA
- Gametes, pages 196, 198-201, GCSE Biology; Third Edition, Oxford University Press, AQA
- Gametes, pages 67, 68, GCSE Combined Science; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA
- Gametes, pages 87, 88, GCSE Biology; The Revision Guide, CGP, AQA