Gametes are:

A) germ cells
B) sperm cells
C) egg cells
D) liver cells


A) germ cells
A) Gametes are germ cells. An example of a drug that is destructive to gametes is quinine. This drug remains the first-line therapy for severe P. falciparum malaria. It is not generally used in chemoprophylaxis owing to its toxicity.

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