microgametocyte
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microgametocyte
[mi″kro-gah-me´to-sīt]a cell that produces microgametes.
the male gametocyte of certain Sporozoa, such as malarial plasmodia.
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mi·cro·ga·me·to·cyte
(mī'krō-ga-mē'tō-sīt),The mother cell producing the microgametes, or male elements of sexual reproduction in sporozoan protozoans and fungi.
Synonym(s): microgamont
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mi·cro·ga·me·to·cyte
(mī'krō-gă-mē'tō-sīt)The mother cell producing the microgametes, or male elements of sexual reproduction in sporozoan protozoans and fungi.
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