gametogenesis

noun

ga·me·to·gen·e·sis gə-ˌmē-tə-ˈje-nə-səs

ˌga-mə-tə-

: the production of gametes

gametogenic

gə-ˌmē-tə-ˈje-nik

ˌga-mə-tə-

adjective

or gametogenous

ˌga-mə-ˈtä-jə-nəs

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web The experiment, published Thursday in Science, marks the first time that researchers have overcome a key hurdle in the hunt for achieving one of reproductive medicine’s wilder ideas: in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG. —

Megan Molteni, STAT, 18 July 2021 The process, in vitro gametogenesis, or I.V.G., so far has been used only in mice. —

Tamar Lewin, New York Times, 16 May 2017

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