Gonocyte

Gonocyte

A gonocyte is a long-lived germ cell responsible for gametogenesis, which is spermatogenesis in males, and oogenesis in females. Gonocytes include gametogonia (spermatogonia and oogonia), oocytes, ootids, and ova.

The term often also refers to the primordial germ cells. It often does not include the short-lived spermatocyte, spermatid, or sperm cells.Fact|date=April 2008


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  • gonocyte — ● gonocyte nom masculin Cellule de la lignée germinale mâle ou femelle des animaux, déjà différente selon le sexe, mais n ayant pas encore subi les deux divisions cellulaires constituant la méiose. ● gonocyte (expressions) nom masculin Gonocyte… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • gonocyte — ˈgänəˌsīt noun ( s) Etymology: International Scientific Vocabulary gon + cyte : a cell that produces gametes : gametocyte * * * gonocyte /gonˈō sīt/ (biology) noun An oocyte or spermatocyte ORIGIN: Gr gonos seed, and ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Gonocyte primordial — ● Gonocyte primordial cellule de la lignée germinale des animaux, située à l origine de celle ci. (Les gonocytes primordiaux engendrent les gonies [spermatogonies, ovogonies], qui, à leur tour, engendrent spermatocytes ou ovocytes.) …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • gonocyte — noun A long lived germ cell responsible for spermatogenesis in males and oogenesis in females …   Wiktionary

  • gonocyte — SYN: primordial germ cell. [G. gone, seed, + kytos, hollow (cell)] * * * gon·o·cyte gän ə .sīt n a cell that produces gametes esp GAMETOCYTE * * * n. see …   Medical dictionary

  • gonocyte — n. bud of a cell, developing cell …   English contemporary dictionary

  • gonocyte — gon·o·cyte …   English syllables

  • gonocyte — n.; see germ cell …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • gonocyte — /ˈgɒnoʊsaɪt/ (say gonohsuyt) noun a germ cell, especially during the maturation phase; oocyte; spermatocyte. {gono + cyte} …  

  • Клетка Зародышевая (Germ Cell), Гоноцит (Gonocyte) — эмбриональная клетка, из которой впоследствии могут образоваться сперматозоиды или яйцеклетки. Данный термин также применяется по отношению к любым клеткам, участвующим в процессе гаметогенеза, а также по отношению к самим гаметам. Источник:… …   Медицинские термины

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