spermatid

American

[spur-muh-tid] / ˈspɜr mə tɪd /

noun

Cell Biology. one of the cells that result from the meiotic divisions of a spermatocyte and mature into spermatozoa.

spermatid British

/ ˈspɜːmətɪd /

noun

zoology any of four immature male gametes that are formed from a spermatocyte, each of which develops into a spermatozoon

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Etymology

Origin of spermatid

1885–90; spermat- ( def. ) + -id ³

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The cell produced at the end of meiosis is called a spermatid and when it reaches the lumen of the tubule and grows a flagellum, it is called a sperm cell.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

Meiosis has two rounds of cell division: primary spermatocyte to secondary spermatocyte, and then secondary spermatocyte to spermatid.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Each of these new cells is a spermatid.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Various stages in the development of the spermatid are seen in figures 200 to 203.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part I by Stevens, Nettie Maria

Four spermatid nuclei in one cell, each nucleus containing one nucleolus.

From Studies in Spermatogenesis Part I by Stevens, Nettie Maria

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