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gametocyte

/guh-mee-tuh-sahyt, gam-i-/US // gəˈmi təˌsaɪt, ˈgæm ɪ- //UK // (ɡəˈmiːtəʊˌsaɪt) //

配子细胞,配子体,配子机

Definitions

n.名词 noun
  1. 1

    Biology.

    • : a cell that produces gametes.

Examples

  • Meanwhile the gametocyte is becoming spherical, and its changes in shape aid in setting it free from the shrivelled host-cell.

  • Each female gametocyte gives rise to only a single female element (megagamete), after a process of nuclear purification.