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Oocyte vs Gonocyte - What's the difference?

oocyte | gonocyte | Hyponyms |

Oocyte is a hyponym of gonocyte.


As nouns the difference between oocyte and gonocyte

is that oocyte is while gonocyte is (biology) a long-lived germ cell responsible for spermatogenesis in males and oogenesis in females.

oocyte

English

Alternative forms

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Noun

(en noun)
  • (cytology) A cell that develops into an egg or ovum; a female gametocyte.

    • Hypernyms

    * gametocyte

    Coordinate terms

    * spermatocyte

    Anagrams

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    gonocyte

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A long-lived germ cell responsible for spermatogenesis in males and oogenesis in females.

    • Hyponyms

    *gametogonium *spermatogonium *oogonium *oocyte *ootid *ovum