spermiogenesis

[spur-mee-oh-jen-uh-sis]

noun

Cell Biology.

1. the development of a spermatozoon from a spermatid.

spermiogenesis

/ ˌspɜːmɪəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs, ˌspɜːmɪəʊdʒəˈnɛtɪk /

noun

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

Other Word Forms

• spermiogenetic adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of spermiogenesis¹

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.

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

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

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