The process by which germ cells are produced.
(synonyms: oogenesis, spermatogenesis) The meiotic process by which mature gametes (ova and sperm) are formed. Oogenesis refers specifically to the production of ova and spermatogenesis to the production of sperm.
The process where haploid gametes are produced from diploid cells via meiosis. In animals the two processes are spermatogenesis and oogenesis.
ga-MEET-o-gen-i-sis Meiosis and maturation; making gametes. 196
Production of gametes (germ cells). It frequently, but by no means always, involves meiosis (reduction division).
The production of sperm and egg cells
Gr. gamos - a marriage; Gr. genesis - origin, descent]. The formation of male and female sex cells or gametes (spermatozoa and ova, respectively) from germ cells.
This is the process of production of male or female germ cells, spermatazoa or ova (eggs). As each parent is providing half the chromosomes to the new fetus, it is clear the number of chromosomes in the germ cell must be reduced to 23 or the conceived embryo would have 96 chromosomes. This is achieved in a special form of cell division process called meiosis (cf).
bisc333 The formation of haploid gametes to allow the productions of a new diploid individual