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spermatocyte
[ spur-mat-uh-sahyt, spur-muh-tuh- ]
noun
- 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.
spermatocyte
/ ˈɜːəəʊˌɪ /
noun
- zoology an immature male germ cell, developed from a spermatogonium, that gives rise, by meiosis, to four spermatids
- botany a male germ cell that develops into an antherozoid
spermatocyte
/ ə-ă′ə-ī′ /
- A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids, cells which then develop into sperm.
- See more at spermatogenesis
Other yvlog Forms
- m·ٴ·a adjective
yvlog History and Origins
Origin of spermatocyte1
Example Sentences
As a consequence of axis separation, the sister chromatids of spermatocyte sex chromosomes are farther apart than are those of other chromosomes.
In each primary spermatocyte the pairing of the chromosomes already alluded to occurs as indicated in Fig. 9b, p.
First spermatocyte, daughter plates containing 18 and 19 chromosomes, respectively.
Figure 223 is the equatorial plate of the first maturation division of the winter egg, showing the same form and size relations of the chromosomes as in the spermatocyte divisions.
The primary spermatocyte arises by growth of one of the last generation of spermatogonia.
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