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noun
The process by which gametes are produced.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Topics: biology, cytology, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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Synonyms: gametogeny
Antonyms: none provided
Narrower terms: oogenesis, spermatogenesis
noun
the development and maturation of sex cells through meiosis
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: growth, growing, maturation, development, ontogeny, ontogenesis
Narrower terms: oogenesis, spermatogenesis
History
Etymology tree English gameto- Proto-Indo-European *ǵenh1- Proto-Indo-European *-tis Proto-Indo-European *ǵénh1tis Proto-Hellenic *génetis Ancient Greek γένεσῐς (génesĭs)der. Latinbor. English -genesis English gametogenesis From gameto- + -genesis.
