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Gametogenesis

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition

n. The formation or production of gametes.

Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License

n. The process by which gametes are produced.

The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

n. In biology, genesis or origin from gametes, that is, from a sperm- and an egg-cell. Also gametogeny.

WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

n. the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis

Word Usage

"The whiteness was a genomic "error" during the process gametogenesis or recombination, and only later turned out to be pertinent to environmental adaptation."

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Words that are more generic or abstract

ontogeny development ontogenesis maturation growing growth

Cross Reference

mitosis meiosis gonad

Hyponym

oogenesis spermatogenesis

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