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Definition of Gametocyte
1. Noun. An immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis.
Definition of Gametocyte
1. Noun. (cytology) A diploid germ cell that divides by meiosis into a gamete. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Gametocyte
1. [n -S]
Medical Definition of Gametocyte
1. A cell capable of dividing to produce gametes, e.g., a spermatocyte or oocyte. Synonym: gamont. Origin: Gameto-+ G. Kytos, cell (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gametocyte
Literary usage of Gametocyte
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 (1903)
"In the female gametocyte the process of multiplication to form gametes is in
abeyance, and each female gametocyte becomes a female gamete after elimination ..."
2. A Manual of bacteriology clinical and applied by Richard Tanner Hewlett (1908)
"The flagellated body represents the male cell or - male gametocyte,' the
flagella (-gametes') being analogous to the spermatozoa of higher animals. ..."
3. Medical and Veterinary Entomology: A Textbook for Use in Schools and by William Brodbeck Herms (1915)
"... some are sexual and may develop into gametes: 7a, female gametocyte, ...
x, y, z); 86, male gametocyte or,hyaline crescent (crescents do not ordinarily ..."
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