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In humans, the female gamete is called the ___ and the male gamete is called the ___:

ABoth are called gametes
BBud and spore
CSperm and egg respectively
DEgg (or ovum) and sperm respectively
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Egg (or ovum) and sperm respectively
Female gamete = egg or ovum (singular: ovum, plural: ova). Male gamete = sperm. These are haploid cells produced by meiosis. Fertilisation (sperm + egg) forms a diploid zygote that develops into a new individual.
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