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gametic

gametic

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About reproductive cells like sperm or eggs
  • adjective
  • /ɡəˈmɛtɪk/
  • Specialized
: gamético
  • The study focused on the role of gametic mutations in hereditary diseases.

Examples

  • Researchers found that environmental factors can affect gametic development in certain species.

  • The dinoflagellates then consume the dead fish tissue and return to the sediment, where they undergo an extremely complex life cycle involving multiple amoeboid, gametic, and cystic stages (Burkholder and Glasgow 1997).

    Academic text (2000)

  • Understanding gametic processes is crucial for studying fertility in both plants and animals.

Surface Forms

gametic positive

Morphology

gametic = gamete (transparent) = gamete + ic

Formed from the noun 'gamete' with the productive adjective-forming suffix '-ic' meaning 'relating to', so the meaning is directly derived.

Etymology

The word gametic comes from gamete, which comes from the Greek root gamos meaning 'marriage' or 'joining'. So gametic describes things about the reproductive cells that 'join' together, like sperm and egg, when a new life begins.