spermatocyte

American  

[spur-mat-uh-sahyt, spur-muh-tuh-] / spɜrˈmæt əˌsaɪt, ˈspɜr mə tə- /

noun

Cell Biology.

1. a male germ cell primary spermatocyte that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells secondary spermatocytes that give rise in turn to spermatids.

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spermatocyte British  

/ ˈspɜːmətəʊˌsaɪt /

noun

1. zoology an immature male germ cell, developed from a spermatogonium, that gives rise, by meiosis, to four spermatids

2. botany a male germ cell that develops into an antherozoid

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spermatocyte Scientific  

/ spər-măt′ə-sīt′ /

1. A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids, cells which then develop into sperm.

2. See more at spermatogenesis

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Other Word Forms

• spermatocytal
  adjective

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Etymology

Origin of spermatocyte

First recorded in 1885–90; spermato- + -cyte

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Example Sentences

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spermatocyte

At the end of the first meiotic division, a haploid cell is produced called a secondary spermatocyte.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

One of these cells remains a spermatogonium, and the other becomes a primary spermatocyte, the next stage in the process of spermatogenesis.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

As in mitosis, DNA is replicated in a primary spermatocyte, before it undergoes a cell division called meiosis I. During meiosis I each of the 23 pairs of chromosomes separates.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013

Figure 18.14 During spermatogenesis, four sperm result from each primary spermatocyte.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

In each primary oöcyte as in the primary spermatocyte the chromosomes pair and two rapidly succeeding divisions follow in one of which the typical numerical reduction in the chromosomes occurs.

From Being Well-Born An Introduction to Eugenics by Michael F. Guyer

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