spermatocyte /sper·ma·to·cyte/ (sper-mat´o-sīt) a cell developed from a spermatogonium in spermatogenesis.spermatocy´talspermatocyt´ic
spermatocyte
primary spermatocyte a diploid cell that has derived from a spermatogonium and can subsequently begin meiosis and divide into two haploid secondary spermatocytes.
secondary spermatocyte one of the two haploid cells into which a primary spermatocyte divides, and which in turn gives origin to spermatids.
sper·mat·o·cyte (sp r-m t -s t , spûrm-t-)n. A diploid cell that undergoes meiosis to form four spermatids. sper·mat o·cytal (-stl) adj. |
spermatocyte
[spur′mətōsīt′]
Etymology: Gk, sperma + kytos, cell
a male germ cell that arises from a spermatogonium. Each spermatocyte gives rise to two haploid secondary spermatocytes that become spermatids.
spermatocyte
the mother cell of a spermatid.
primary spermatocyte
daughter cell of a spermatogonium (an incongruous nomenclature in such an intensely masculine context). It undergoes the first meiotic division.
secondary spermatocyte
a cell produced by meiotic division of the primary spermatocyte, and which gives rise to the spermatid.
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