| spermatocyte |
(1) (Zoological) A cell which undergoes meiosis and thereby produces spermatids. See primary spermatocyte and secondary spermatocyte. (2) (Botanical) A cell that becomes converted to a spermatozoid (a small motile male gamete with flagella) without intervention of cell division.
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| spermatogonium |
A cell type in the testes of male vertebrates that gives rise to primary spermatocytes by mitosis.
Ãâó: helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/s.htm
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| spermiogenesis |
The process by which spermatids mature into sperm cells.
Ãâó: helios.bto.ed.ac.uk/bto/glossary/s.htm
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| sperm cell |
The male gamete.
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| sperm- |
the male haploid reproductive cell, often used generically (and incorrectly) to describe these cells and the fluid of the ejaculate. Term is a shortened form of scientifically correct spermatazoa. (More? Week 1 Notes)
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