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• Gametocide

  [guh-mee-tuh-sahyd, gam-i-] /gəˈmi təˌsaɪd, ˈgæm ɪ-/ noun 1. a substance that kills gametes or gametocytes. noun the killing of gametes; an agent that kills gametes, gametocytes gametocide ga·me·to·cide (gə-mē’tə-sīd’) n. An agent that is destructive to gametes or gametocytes, especially malarial gametocytes.

• Gametocyte

  [guh-mee-tuh-sahyt, gam-i-] /gəˈmi təˌsaɪt, ˈgæm ɪ-/ noun, Biology. 1. a cell that produces gametes. /ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌsaɪt/ noun 1. an animal or plant cell that develops into gametes by meiosis See also oocyte, spermatocyte gametocyte ga·me·to·cyte (gə-mē’tə-sīt’) n. A cell from which gametes develop by meiotic division, especially a spermatocyte or an oocyte. gametocyte (gə-mē’tə-sīt’) A cell […]

• Gametogenesis

  [guh-mee-tuh-jen-uh-sis, gam-i-] /gəˌmi təˈdʒɛn ə sɪs, ˌgæm ɪ-/ noun, Biology. 1. the development of gametes. /ˌɡæmɪtəʊˈdʒɛnɪsɪs/ noun 1. the formation and maturation of gametes See also spermatogenesis, oogenesis gametogenesis ga·me·to·gen·e·sis (gə-mē’tə-jěn’ĭ-sĭs) n. The formation and the development of gametes. ga·me’to·gen’ic or gam’e·tog’e·nous (gām’ĭ-tŏj’ə-nəs) adj. gametogenesis (gə-mē’tə-jěn’ĭ-sĭs) The formation or production of gametes. In most multicellular […]

• Gametoid theory

  gametoid theory gam·e·toid theory (gām’ĭ-toid’) n. The theory that the malignancy of a tumor results from neoplastic cells having developed the characteristics of gametes, so that they multiply and grow autonomously as parasites on the host’s tissues.

• Gametophore

  [guh-mee-tuh-fawr, -fohr, gam-i-] /gəˈmi təˌfɔr, -ˌfoʊr, ˈgæm ɪ-/ noun, Botany. 1. a part or structure bearing gametangia. /ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌfɔː/ noun 1. the part of a plant that bears the reproductive organs gametophore (gə-mē’tə-fôr’) A structure, as in liverworts and mosses, on which gametangia are borne.

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