gametocyte
Noun
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An immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis (synset 105465988)
is a type of: cell - (biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animalssubtypes:
- oocyte - a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions
- spermatocyte - a male gametocyte that develops into four spermatids
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