spermatogonium

spermatogonium

sper·mat·o·go·ni·um / spərˌmatəˈgōnēəm; ˌspərmə-/ • n. (pl. -go·ni·a / -ˈgōnēə/ ) Biol. a cell produced at an early stage in the formation of spermatozoa, formed in the wall of a seminiferous tubule and giving rise by mitosis to spermatocytes. DERIVATIVES: sper·mat·o·go·ni·al / -nēəl/ adj.

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spermatogonium

spermatogonium (pl. spermatogonia) Any of the diploid cells in the walls of the seminiferous tubules of the testis that give rise to the primary spermatocytes. See also spermatogenesis.

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