gamete

cell that fuses during fertilisation, such as a sperm or egg cell
Thing cell_type Q211050
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gamete

Summary

gamete is a cell type[1]. gamete ranks in the top 2% of cell_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,166 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • gamete's instance of is recorded as cell type[3].
  • gamete is a type of haploid cell[4].
  • gamete is a type of reproductive cell[5].
  • gamete is the opposite of spore[6].
  • gamete's topic's main category is recorded as Q10224866[7].
  • gamete's described by source is recorded as Otto's encyclopedia[8].
  • gamete's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[9].
  • gamete's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[10].
  • gamete's described by source is recorded as The New Student's Reference Work[11].
  • gamete's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • gamete's produced by is recorded as gametangium[13].
  • gamete's develops from is recorded as germ cell[14].

Body

Definition and Type

gamete's instance of is recorded as cell type[3]. Recorded subclass of include haploid cell[4] and reproductive cell[5]. gamete is the opposite of spore[6].

Why It Matters

gamete ranks in the top 2% of cell_type entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,166 views/month).[2] gamete has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[15] gamete is known by 16 alternative names across languages and contexts.[16]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [15] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [16] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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  2. 11d ago · O Breixo · 2026-05-09 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Aliases
    Develops from germ cell
    Instance of cell type
    Opposite of spore
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