spermiogenesis
spermiogenesis noun: the final stage of spermatogenesis. It involves the maturation of the spermatids into spermatozoa.
Noun
spermiogenesis (usually uncountable, plural spermiogeneses)
- The final stage of spermatogenesis. It involves the maturation of the spermatids into spermatozoa.
- Expanding the introductory section to include definitions of indirect and direct development and generalized descriptions of spermiogenesis, oocyte maturation and cytological organization, and fertilization would also help de-mystify these subjects for many readers.1998 June 19, Richard Emlet, “Developmental Diversity”, in Science, volume 280, number 5371, →DOI
- In wild-type spermatids, Hrb is associated with the cytosolic surface of proacrosomic transport vesicles that fuse to create a single large acrosomic vesicle at step 3 of spermiogenesis.2001 November 16, Ningling Kang-Decker et al., “Lack of Acrosome Formation in Hrb-Deficient Mice”, in Science, volume 294, number 5546, →DOI, pages 1531–1533
Forms of spermiogenesis
| plural | spermiogeneses |
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Origin of spermiogenesis
From spermio- (“spermatozoa”) + -genesis.
Questions about spermiogenesis
- What does spermiogenesis mean?
- Spermiogenesis means the final stage of spermatogenesis. It involves the maturation of the spermatids into spermatozoa.
- What part of speech is spermiogenesis?
- Spermiogenesis is a noun.
- What is the plural of spermiogenesis?
- The plural of spermiogenesis is spermiogeneses.
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