macrogametocyte

macrogametocyte
The female gametocyte or mother cell producing the female or macrogamete among fungi or protozoa that undergo anisogamy. SYN: macrogamont.

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mac·ro·ga·me·to·cyte -gə-'mēt-ə-.sīt n a gametocyte producing macrogametes

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n.
a cell that undergoes meiosis to form mature female sex cells (macrogametes) of the malarial parasite (see Plasmodium). Macrogametocytes are found in human blood but must be ingested by a mosquito before developing into macrogametes.

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mac·ro·ga·me·to·cyte (mak″ro-gə-meґto-sīt) macrogamont.

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