formation of male and female gamete ix called

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Gametes are the reproductive cells used during sexual reproduction to produce a new organism called a zygote. The gametes in males and females are different. The male gamete is called sperm. It is much smaller than the female gamete and very mobile. It has a long tail, flagellum, that allows it to move towards the female gamete. The female gamete is called an egg or ova. It is much larger than the sperm and is not made to move.

Formation of Gametes
Both the male and female gametes are formed during a process of cellular reproduction called meiosis. During meiosis, the DNA is only replicated or copied one time. However, the cells are divided into four separate cells. This means that the new gamete cells have only half of the number of chromosomes as the other cells. So, during meiosis, DNA or chromosomes are copied, then split into two cells (with one full set of chromosomes each), then again split into two more cells, leaving only half of the pairs of chromosomes in each new cell.

These new cells with only half of the chromosomes will mature into the gametes. The gametes are haploid cells because they have only one set of chromosomes. When they unite they will join their single sets of chromosomes to make a complete set, and then they will be considered diploid cells. In the female, the eggs or ova mature in the female's ovaries. The sperm will mature in the male's testes.

The formation of gametes is known as gametogenesis. The gametogenesis that leads to production of the female gametes is called oogenesis.
The process of producing make gametes is called spermatogenesis.
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• Male and Female Gametes are formed through meiosis (reduction division), in which a germ cell undergoes two fissions, resulting in the production of four gametes.
• Spermatogenesis is the process of male gamete formation in animals. This process also involves meiosis occurring in the diploid primary spermatocyte to produce the haploid spermatozoon.
• Oogenesis is the process of female gamete formation in animals. This process involves meiosis (including meiotic recombination) occurring in the diploid primary oocyte to produce the haploid ovum.