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Hi /sci/,

Pretty basic question. I have been googling but found no straightforward answer.

What are gametes made of?

I know they carry half of the necessary chromosomes and al that... The answer i'm looking for is their basic chemical constitution... Can't seem to find it...

>> No.4806997

Proteins.

>> No.4806998

They are made of atoms.

>> No.4807001

>>4806997
Nothing more than proteins? I'm looking for a more comprehensive answer...

>> No.4807006

>>4807001

They're a complete biological system. They are composed mainly of proteins, but they also have phospholipids, glycoproteins, cytoplasm, water, salt, etc etc.

>> No.4807013

They're entire cells. They're made of the same components any other cell is made of.

Maybe I don't understand the question?

>> No.4807011

>>4807006

Thx! Any good source that has a more definitive listing?

>> No.4807012

reported for biology thread enjoy your ban

>> No.4807015

>>4807012
> implying biology isn't science...

>> No.4807017

>>4807011

No. That's like asking what the chemical composition of the human body is.

You can call up a university and politely ask if they have any data on the matter, but it'll be about 250 pages of protein names you won't be able to understand.

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4807019

>>4807015
>the set of biological sciences
>not disjoint with the set of hard sciences

>> No.4807024

>>4807021

How long is the body dead?

>> No.4807021

>>4807017

Another basic question then. If you compare a gamete with a dead body. Are their noteable changes in their constitution? Or are they pretty much equivalent?

>> No.4807035

>>4807011
>>4806994
Google "Eukaryotic Cell"

I don't know why you would bother coming here to ask such a basic question

>> No.4807031

>>4807024

1 hour...

i'm writing something about 'change'. And i wanted to know if their is any discernable chemical difference between what we essentialy come from, i.e. gametes and what we end up as... dead bodies..

>> No.4807042

>>4807019

1. Last time I checked this thread is about biochemistry.

2. Even if Biology isn't as rigorous as other sciences, this board is named science and math, not HARD science and math.