Meanings
plural spermiogeneses
- uncountableusuallybiologyThe final stage of spermatogenesis. It involves the maturation of the spermatids into spermatozoa.
In wild-type spermatids, Hrb is associated with the cytosolic surface of proacrosomic transport vesicles that fuse to create a single large acrosomic vesicle at step 3 of spermiogenesis.
2001 November 16, Ningling Kang-Decker et al., “Lack of Acrosome Formation in Hrb-Deficient Mice”, in Science, volume 294, number 5546, →DOI, pages 1531–15331 more example
Expanding the introductory section to include definitions of indirect and direct development and generalized descriptions of spermiogenesis, oocyte maturation and cytological organization, and fertilization would also help de-mystify these subjects for many readers.
1998 June 19, Richard Emlet, “Developmental Diversity”, in Science, volume 280, number 5371, →DOI
Origin
From spermio- (“spermatozoa”) + -genesis.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Catalan espermiogènesi
- espermiogènesifinal stage of spermatogenesis
French spermiogenèse
- spermiogenèsefinal stage of spermatogenesis
Italian spermiogenesi
- spermiogenesifinal stage of spermatogenesis
Spanish espermiogénesis
- espermiogénesisfinal stage of spermatogenesis
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