Crossword-Solution: SPERMATOCYTE
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| Word | Word Type | Definition |
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| Spermatocyte | n. | Same as Spermoblast. |
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| a cell producing spermatozoa | 1 answer |
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A soft mineral of a soapy feel and a greenish, whitish, or
grayish color, usually occurring in foliated masses. It is hydrous
silicate of magnesia. Steatite, or soapstone, is a compact granular
variety.
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Etym: [Spermo- + -blast.] (Physiol.) Defn: One of the cells formed by the diivision of the spermospore, each of which is destined to become a spermatozoid; a spermatocyte; a spermatoblast.
The formation of the spermatozoa is peculiar in that the original spermatocyte cell-body, as a rule, does not divide; but the four nuclei resulting from the two maturation divisions develop into sperm-heads in one cell.
Besides the nucleolus (_n_), there appears in the young spermatocyte a conspicuous element (_x_) which stains deeply with all chromatin stains (fig.
The points of especial interest in the spermatogenesis of _Stenopelmatus_ are the development of the aberrant chromatin element _x_ during the growth stage of the spermatocyte of the first order, its distribution to one-half of the spermatocytes of the first order, its disappearance during the rest stage between the two maturation divisions, and the development of a similar, though smaller, element in all of the spermatocytes.
Figure 98 is a very early stage of the spermatocyte of the first order, showing the element _x_ as a U-shaped body.