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Definition of Gonocyte
1. Noun. (biology) A long-lived germ cell responsible for spermatogenesis in males and oogenesis in females. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gonocyte
1. a cell that produces gametes [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gonocyte
1. Synonym: primordial germ cell. Origin: G. Gone, seed, + kytos, hollow (cell) (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gonocyte
Literary usage of Gonocyte
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Treatise on Zoology by Edwin Ray Lankester (1900)
"... gonocyte, but represent each a separate germ cell, which has arisen independently
of its fellows by modification of a wandering cell. ..."
2. The Journal of Science by Calcutta Asiatic Society (1885)
"... gonocyte a protoplasmic body (which is reduced by the absence of the matter
forming the strata deposited around the yolk), and a nucleus which is ..."
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