spermiogenesis

American  

[spur-mee-oh-jen-uh-sis] / ˌspɜr mi oʊˈdʒɛn ə sɪs /

noun

Cell Biology.

1. the development of a spermatozoon from a spermatid.

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spermiogenesis British  

/ ˌspɜːmɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, ˌspɜːmɪəʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk /

noun

1. the stage in spermatogenesis in which spermatozoa are formed from spermatids

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Other Word Forms

• spermiogenetic adjective

Etymology

Origin of spermiogenesis

1915–20; < New Latin spermi-, combining form of sperma sperm ¹ + -o- + genesis

Example Sentences

To investigate the role of the structural protein in spermiogenesis, Prof. Schorle's team generated a mouse model with a mutation in the Actl7b gene using gene-editing technology.

From Science Daily • Oct. 27, 2023

A process called spermiogenesis transforms these early spermatids, reducing the cytoplasm, and beginning the formation of the parts of a true sperm.

From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013

Just before the spermiogenesis and oogenesis, the cell turns briefly into a playpen for genes.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee

Possibly some spermiogenesis takes place in the early phases of hibernation or in the period in late autumn when turtles are intermittently active.

From Natural History of the Ornate Box Turtle, Terrapene ornata ornata Agassiz by Legler, John M.