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spermatogonium
[ spur-mat-uh-goh-nee-uhm, spur-muh-tuh- ]
noun
Cell Biology.
plural spermatogonia
- one of the undifferentiated germ cells giving rise to spermatocytes.
spermatogonium
/ ˌɜːəəˈɡəʊɪə /
noun
- zoology an immature male germ cell that divides to form many spermatocytes
spermatogonium
- Any of the cells of the gonads in male organisms that undergo mitosis to form spermatocytes as well as new spermatogonia.
- See more at spermatogenesis
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Derived Forms
- ˌٴˈDzԾ, adjective
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Other Word Forms
- ·o·n· adjective
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spermatogonium1
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Word History and Origins
Origin of spermatogonium1
C19: from spermato- + -gonium
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Example Sentences
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For example, one sentence on cell division begins, "Meiosis is somewhat more complicated because its purpose is to result in a spermatogonium or oogonium with half the original chromosome number..."
Equatorial plate of spermatogonium, 30 chromosomes—29 large, 1 small.
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Equatorial plate from egg follicle, 20 chromosomes, x1 and x2 the pair corresponding to x in the spermatogonium.
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Resting secondary spermatogonium, with nucleus staining much more deeply.
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Figure 239 is the equatorial plate of a secondary spermatogonium.
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