What is a gamete, exactly?

A Gamete is a sex cell, this is a cell whose genes can be pass to future generations, and is hapliod is defferent to every other cell in your body because every cell in your body has 46 chromosomes 23 from your dad and 23 from your mom, but this cell has only 23, to be able to pass it to your childrens. This are your sperm for males and eggs for females.