gametogenesis
noun
the development of gametes.
gametogenic
-
a word derived from
gametogenesis.
Example Sentences
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For the present, therefore, we must conclude that feathers are not an adaptation, and not due to somatogenic modification, but must be result of a gametogenic mutation.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
But it is obvious that the black and white of Leghorn fowls and of guinea-pigs are gametogenic characters, and are strongly established in the gametes of their respective varieties.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
Most of the characters in domesticated varieties are obviously gametogenic mutations, but the lop-ear in rabbits may be, partly at least, somatogenic.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
All attempts to explain adaptation by gametogenic mutations, or changes in gametic factors or 'genes,' have completely failed, as Bateson himself has admitted.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
At the same time there are some somatic sex-characters, e.g. in insects and birds, which do not appear to be correlated with changes in the gonads, and which are probably gametogenic, not somatogenic in origin.
From Hormones and Heredity by J. T. Cunningham
