13.07.2015 Views

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

Online Dictionary of Invertebrate Zoology: Complete Work - Best Text

SHOW MORE
SHOW LESS

Create successful ePaper yourself

Turn your PDF publications into a flip-book with our unique Google optimized e-Paper software.

382Maggenti and Gardnergametangium n.; pl. -ia [Gr. gamete, wife; angos, vessel] Astructure producing gametes.gamete n. [Gr. gamete, wife] A cell that unites with anothercell in sexual reproduction.gametocyte n. [Gr. gamete, wife; kytos, container] 1. Aspermatocyte or oocyte. 2. Sexual stage <strong>of</strong> the malarialparasite in the blood which upon being taken into the mosquitohost may produce gametes. see microgametocyte,macrogametocyte.gametogamy n. [Gr. gamete, wife; gamos, marriage] Union <strong>of</strong>two single celled gametes to form the zygote.gametogenesis n [Gr. gamete, wife; genesis, beginning]Gamete formation by which oogonia become ova andspermatogonia become sperm; gametogeny; gonogenesis.see oogenesis; spermatogenesis.gametogenetic generation A sexual generation as opposedto a parthenogenetic generation.gametogeny see gametogenesisgametogonium see gametocytegametogony n. [Gr. gamete, wife; gonos, seed] A phase inthe development cycle <strong>of</strong> the malarial parasite in the redblood cells <strong>of</strong> man in which the two sexes <strong>of</strong> gametocytesare formed.gametotoky n. [Gr. gamete, wife; tokos, birth] Parthenogenesisin which unfertilized eggs develop into either sex; deuterotoky;amphitoky; arrhenotoky.gamma taxonomy Taxonomy that uses all available biologicalinformation ranging from intraspecific population studies tothe study <strong>of</strong> speciation, evolutionary rates and trends;systematics. see alpha taxonomy, beta taxonomy.gamobium n. [Gr. gamos, marriage; bios, life] The sexualgeneration in alternation <strong>of</strong> generations. see agamobium.gamodeme n. [Gr. gamos, marriage; demos, people] An isolatedinbreeding community.gamogenesis n. [Gr. gamos, marriage; genesis, beginning]Sexual reproduction. gamogonic a. see agamogenesis.

Hooray! Your file is uploaded and ready to be published.

Saved successfully!

Ooh no, something went wrong!