gametogenesis |
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noun-
(cytology) The process by which gametes are produced.
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gamic |
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adjective
- Formed as a result of syngamy (union of gametes), sexually produced, sexual.
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genital |
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noun
- (rare) the genitalia
adjective
- of, or relating to biological reproduction
- of, or relating to the genitalia
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(psychoanalysis) of, or relating to psychosexual development during puberty
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germ |
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noun
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(biology) The small mass of cells from which a new organism develops; a seed, bud or spore.
- A pathogenic microorganism.
- An idea that forms the basis of some project.
- The embryo of a seed, especially of a seed used as a cereal or grain. See w:Cereal germ, Wikipedia article on cereal germ.
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gestation |
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noun
- The act of wearing (clothes or ornaments).
- The act of carrying young in the womb from conception to delivery; pregnancy.
- Exercise in which one is borne or carried, as on horseback, or in a carriage, without the exertion of his own powers; passive exercise.
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gonangium |
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noun (gonangia)
- A capsule which encloses the blastostyle of some hydroids
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grow |
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verb (grows, growing, grew, grown)
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(intransitive) To become bigger.
Children quickly.
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(intransitive) To appear or sprout.
The plant began to .
A long tail began to from his backside.
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(transitive) To cause something to become bigger, especially plants.
He grows peppers and squash each summer in his garden.
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gynandromorph |
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noun- A person having physical characteristics of both genders.
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gynogenesis |
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noun
- female parthenogenesis in which the embryo contains only maternal chromosomes due to the failure of the sperm to fuse with the egg nucleus
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