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gametocyte

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ga⋅me⋅to⋅cyte

  [guh-mee-tuh-sahyt, gam-i-]
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–noun Biology.
a cell that produces gametes.
Origin:
1895–1900; gameto- + -cyte
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ga·me·to·cyte   (gə-mē'tə-sīt')   
n.  A cell from which gametes develop by meiotic division, especially a spermatocyte or an oocyte.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: ga·me·to·cyte
Pronunciation: g&-'mEt-&-"sIt
Function: noun
: a cell (as of a protozoan causing malaria) that dividesto produce gametes
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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.

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gametocyte   (gə-mē'tə-sīt')  Pronunciation Key 
A cell from which gametes develop by meiosis. Oocytes and spermatocytes are gametocytes.
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