âº the skill or trade of a carpenter, or the work done by a carpenter: That staircase is a beautiful piece of carpentry. (Definition of âcarpentryâ from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary Â© Cambridge University Press) Translations of âcarpentryâ.
Define reproductive cell. reproductive cell synonyms, reproductive cell pronunciation, reproductive cell translation, English dictionary definition of reproductive cell. A cell whose nucleus unites with that of a cell of the opposite sex to form a new organism. A reproductive cell contains only a single (haploid) set of chromosomes. Animal egg and sperm cells, the nuclei in grains of pollen, and egg cells in plant ovules are all reproductive cells. Also called gamete, sex cell. See Note at mitosis.
Egg cells, or ova, are the cells utilized by female organisms to reproduce offspring. In contrast, the reproductive cells used by males are referred to as sperm. In mammals, a new individual is formed when an egg from the mother and a sperm from the father come together and allow their genetic material to fuse.vulation. Egg cells are found in a special place within the body called ovaries. A woman is born with all of the egg cells she will ever have, but they do not present themselves for fertilization until after puberty. This is when ovulation first occurs.