- Spermatocyte
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Caption = Transverse section of atubule of thetestis of arat . X 250.
Caption2 = Scheme showing analogies in the process of maturation of theovum and the development of thespermatids (youngspermatozoa ).
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MeshNumber = A05.360.490.890.880A spermatocyte is a
male gametocyte which is derived from aspermatogonium . It lies in theseminiferous tubules of the testis, and divides to formsperm cells through the process ofspermatogenesis .Spermatogenesis
Initially in
spermatogenesis , a spermatogonium divides bymitosis into two so-called "primary spermatocytes". A primary spermatocyte is also diploid, and, in turn, gives place bymeiosis to two "secondary spermatocytes", which this time arehaploid . The two secondary spermatocytes undergo a second meiotic division thereby expelling half the amount ofchromosomes to form 4 haploid cells calledspermatids . The spermatids mature into sperm cells, who travel through the seminiferous tubules to mature further in theepididymis .
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spermatocyte — noun Date: 1886 a cell giving rise to sperm cells; especially a cell that is derived by mitosis from a spermatogonium and ultimately gives rise by meiosis to four haploid spermatids … New Collegiate Dictionary
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spermatocyte — Parent cell of a spermatid, derived by mitotic division from a spermatogonium. [spermato + G. kytos, cell] primary s. the s. derived by a growth phase from a spermatogonium … Medical dictionary
spermatocyte — n. diploid cell which separates into four spermatids through meiosis (Biology) … English contemporary dictionary