gametocyte

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

nounBiology.

a cell that produces gametes.

Origin of gametocyte

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

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How to use gametocyte in a sentence

Meanwhile the gametocyte is becoming spherical, and its changes in shape aid in setting it free from the shrivelled host-cell.
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Each female gametocyte gives rise to only a single female element (megagamete), after a process of nuclear purification.
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British Dictionary definitions for gametocyte

gametocyte

/ (ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌsaɪt) /

noun

an animal or plant cell that develops into gametes by meiosis: See also oocyte, spermatocyte

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Scientific definitions for gametocyte

gametocyte

[ gə-mē′tə-sīt′ ]

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

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