Primary-spermatocyte


noun, Cell Biology.
1.
See under spermatocyte.
spermatocyte
[spur-mat-uh-sahyt, spur-muh-tuh-] /spɜrˈmæt əˌsaɪt, ˈspɜr mə tə-/
noun, Cell Biology.
1.
a male germ cell (primary spermatocyte) that gives rise by meiosis to a pair of haploid cells (secondary spermatocytes) that give rise in turn to spermatids.
spermatocyte
/ˈspɜːmətəʊˌsaɪt/
noun
1.
(zoology) an immature male germ cell, developed from a spermatogonium, that gives rise, by meiosis, to four spermatids
2.
(botany) a male germ cell that develops into an antherozoid

primary spermatocyte n.
The spermatocyte arising by a growth phase from a spermatogonium.

spermatocyte sper·mat·o·cyte (spər-māt’ə-sīt’, spûr’mə-tə-)
n.
A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids.
sper·mat’o·cyt’al (-sīt’l) adj.
spermatocyte
(spər-māt’ə-sīt’)
A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids, cells which then develop into sperm. See more at spermatogenesis.

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