gametocyte

A cell in an animal or plant that is at an immature stage and will develop into a gamete through the process of meiosis.

• 🇩🇪Unreife Zelle in Tieren oder Pflanzen, die durch Meiose zu einer Gamete heranreift.

1. Immature reproductive cell C2 formal scientific

   A cell that develops into a mature gamete (sperm or egg) through the process of meiosis.

   • In malaria, the parasite produces gametocytes inside the human host.
   • Gametocytes are crucial for sexual reproduction in many organisms.
   • The development of gametocytes is triggered by specific environmental conditions.

   🇩🇪Unreife Geschlechtszelle

   Antonyme: somatic cell

• gametocytes plural form
• gametocytes' possessive plural form
• gametocyte's possessive singular form