spermiogenesis
nounEtymology From spermio- (“spermatozoa”) + -genesis.
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Biology, Natural sciences Usually The final stage of spermatogenesis. It involves the maturation of the spermatids into spermatozoa.
- 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:
- 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 1531–1533:
- Related terms
- spermiogenic, spermioteleosis