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gametogenesis

[ guh-mee-tuh-jen-uh-sis, gam-i- ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. the development of gametes.


gametogenesis

/ ˌɡæmɪˈtɒdʒɪnɪ; ˌɡæmɪtəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs /

noun

  1. the formation and maturation of gametes See also spermatogenesis oogenesis
“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

gametogenesis

/ gə-mē′tə-jĕnĭ-sĭs /

  1. The formation or production of gametes. In most multicellular organisms, gametogenesis takes place by meiosis .
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Derived Forms

  • ˌgametoˈgenic, adjective
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Other Words From

  • ga·meto·genic gam·e·tog·e·nous [gam-i-, toj, -, uh, -n, uh, s], adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of gametogenesis1

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

It’s a new variation on what scientists call in vitro gametogenesis.

Spar plugs so many innovations and social shifts into her thesis, jumping from in vitro gametogenesis to hormone therapy to sex robots, that her insights can feel programmatic, and at times strangely dehumanizing.

Scientists have coaxed mouse skin cells to grow into eggs and sperm, and say it’s only a matter of time before the process, in vitro gametogenesis, can be done with humans.

The process, called in vitro gametogenesis, or I.V.G., so far has been used only in mice.

This debate is among many intriguing questions about the Y chromosome and its role in gametogenesis.

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