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

gametogenesis

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

Other Word Forms

• gametogenic adjective
• gametogenous adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of gametogenesis¹

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

Example Sentences

This technology is part of a growing field aiming to make sperm and eggs outside of the body, known as in vitro gametogenesis.

From BBC

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

From Scientific American

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.

From New York Times

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.

From New York Times

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

From New York Times