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progamete

[ proh-gam-eet, proh-guh-meet ]

noun

, Biology.
  1. a cell that is the precursor of one ovum or many spermatozoa; a spermatocyte or oocyte.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of progamete1

First recorded in 1890–95; pro- 2 + gamete

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Example Sentences

The ocyte (progamete) gives rise by division to the ovum or true gamete, the nucleus of which is called the female pronucleus.

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