A gonad is a specialized organ that contains germ cells. Germ cells are responsible for producing the haploid cells required for sexual reproduction. Therefore, gonads – specifically testes and ovaries in humans – allow for sexual reproduction. Typically, in sexually reproducing animals each organism has a set number of chromosomes. More @Wikipedia
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