Definitions for gametogenesisgəˌmi təˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌgæm ɪ-
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Random House Webster's College Dictionary
gam•e•to•gen•e•sisgəˌmi təˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌgæm ɪ-(n.)
the development of gametes.
Category: Developmental Biology
Origin of gametogenesis:
1895–1900
ga•me`to•gen′icˌgæm ɪˈtɒdʒ ə nəs(adj.)
gam•e•tog•e•nousˌgæm ɪˈtɒdʒ ə nəs(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
gametogenesis(noun)
the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis
Wiktionary
gametogenesis(Noun)
The process by which gametes are produced.
U.S. National Library of Medicine
Gametogenesis
The process of germ cell development from the primordial GERM CELLS to the mature haploid GAMETES: ova in the female (OOGENESIS) or sperm in the male (SPERMATOGENESIS).
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