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spermatogenic
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spermatogenic /sper·ma·to·gen·ic/ (-jen´ik) producing semen or spermatozoa.
spermatogenic [sper″mah-to-jen´ik]
giving rise to sperm.

spermatogenic
giving rise to spermatozoa.

spermatogenic cycle
duration of the cycle which separates consecutive cell divisions of spermatogonia (pig is 8 days, sheep 10, cattle 14) to produce spermatocytes.
spermatogenic wave
spermatogenesis occurs in sequential waves along the length of the seminiferous tubules so that spermatozoa are produced in waves; the phenomenon which ensures that spermatozoa are produced continuously, except for seasonal pauses when spermatogenesis is initiated and terminated each year.


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