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.
Cells in the reproductive organs (testes testes: An organ that produces the male reproductive cells. and ovaries ovaries: A pair of organs in the female reproductive system where ova (eggs) and sex hormones are produced. in humans) divide to form gametes.Gametes are sex cells :ertilisation is the joining or fusion of a male gamete and a female gamete. When fertilisation happens, a single body cell with new pairs of chromosomes chromosome: One of the rod shaped bodies found in the nucleus of cells that contain genetic information (DNA). is formed.