spermatocyte
Americannoun
noun
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zoology an immature male germ cell, developed from a spermatogonium, that gives rise, by meiosis, to four spermatids
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botany a male germ cell that develops into an antherozoid
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A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids, cells which then develop into sperm.
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See more at spermatogenesis
Other Word Forms
- spermatocytal adjective
Etymology
Origin of spermatocyte
Example Sentences
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As a consequence of axis separation, the sister chromatids of spermatocyte sex chromosomes are farther apart than are those of other chromosomes.
From Nature
In each primary spermatocyte the pairing of the chromosomes already alluded to occurs as indicated in Fig. 9b, p.
From Project Gutenberg
First spermatocyte, equatorial plate, x the unequal pair.
From Project Gutenberg
The formation of the spermatozoa is peculiar in that the original spermatocyte cell-body, as a rule, does not divide; but the four nuclei resulting from the two maturation divisions develop into sperm-heads in one cell.
From Project Gutenberg
The primary spermatocyte arises by growth of one of the last generation of spermatogonia.
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