spermatocytes
spermatocytes is the plural of spermatocyte.
Meaning of spermatocyte
Noun
spermatocyte (plural spermatocytes)
- A male gametocyte, from which a spermatozoon develops.
- The spermatogonia continue to reside in the gonocyst and form spermatocyte, which begins to increase in size.2013, Rabindra N. Chatterjee, Lucas Sanchez, Genome Analysis in Eukaryotes, page 71
- Synonyms:
- nematoblast, spermatoblast, spermoblast
Questions about spermatocytes
- What is spermatocytes the plural of?
- Spermatocytes is the plural of spermatocyte.
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