A gamete or reproductive cell that arises from a coenocyte and may contain multiple nuclei.
From Greek koinos (common) + gamete (marriage/reproductive cell), combining the concept of shared nuclei with sexual reproduction, used in protist and fungal biology.
Some fungi and protists produce sex cells that already have multiple nuclei bundled inside—imagine sperm or eggs that are already like tiny multinucleated organisms themselves.
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