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  • 01/04/2021

What are germ cells?

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Dr. Dr Shubham Chauhan

Dr Shubham Chauhan

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Germ cells are cells that create reproductive cells called gametes. Germ cells are located only in the gonads. In females, they are found in the ovaries and in males, in the testes

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