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Created page with "{{WikipediaQuote|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gonad}} A '''gonad,''' '''sex gland,''' or '''reproductive gland'''<ref>{{REFweb |url=http://dictionary.refer..."
{{WikipediaQuote|URL=https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Gonad}}
A '''gonad,''' '''sex gland,''' or '''reproductive gland'''<ref>{{REFweb
|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sex+gland?r=66
|title=the definition of sex gland
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|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722180541/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sex+gland?r=66
|archivedate=2015-07-22
}}</ref> is a mixed gland that produces the gametes (sex cells) and sex hormones of an organism. In the female of the species the reproductive cells are the egg cells, and in the male the reproductive cells are the sperm.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/gonad
|title=gonad (noun) American English definition and synonyms
|publisher=Macillan Dictionary
|accessdate=2018-05-08
|url-status=live
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508154610/http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/gonad
|archivedate=2018-05-08
}}</ref> The male gonad, the testicle, produces sperm in the form of spermatozoa. The female gonad, the ovary, produces egg cells. Both of these gametes are haploid cells.
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A '''gonad,''' '''sex gland,''' or '''reproductive gland'''<ref>{{REFweb
|url=http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sex+gland?r=66
|title=the definition of sex gland
|website=Dictionary.com
|accessdate=2018-05-08
|url-status=live
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20150722180541/http://dictionary.reference.com/browse/sex+gland?r=66
|archivedate=2015-07-22
}}</ref> is a mixed gland that produces the gametes (sex cells) and sex hormones of an organism. In the female of the species the reproductive cells are the egg cells, and in the male the reproductive cells are the sperm.<ref>{{REFweb
|url=http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/gonad
|title=gonad (noun) American English definition and synonyms
|publisher=Macillan Dictionary
|accessdate=2018-05-08
|url-status=live
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20180508154610/http://www.macmillandictionary.com/dictionary/american/gonad
|archivedate=2018-05-08
}}</ref> The male gonad, the testicle, produces sperm in the form of spermatozoa. The female gonad, the ovary, produces egg cells. Both of these gametes are haploid cells.
{{REF}}
[[Category:Genitals]]
[[de:Gonade]]