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gametocyte

[ guh-mee-tuh-sahyt, gam-i- ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. a cell that produces gametes.


gametocyte

/ ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌsaɪt /

noun

  1. an animal or plant cell that develops into gametes by meiosis See also oocyte spermatocyte
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


gametocyte

/ gə-mētə-sīt′ /

  1. A cell from which gametes develop by meiosis. Oocytes and spermatocytes are gametocytes.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of gametocyte1

First recorded in 1895–1900; gameto- + -cyte
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Example Sentences

Meanwhile the gametocyte is becoming spherical, and its changes in shape aid in setting it free from the shrivelled host-cell.

Each female gametocyte gives rise to only a single female element (megagamete), after a process of nuclear purification.

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