gametogenesis
noun
ga·me·to·gen·e·sis
gə-ˌmē-tə-ˈje-nə-səs 
ˌga-mə-tə-
ˌga-mə-tə-
: the production of gametes
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The ability to make eggs and sperm in the lab—called in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG—has been a growing area of research in recent years.
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Emily Mullin, Wired News, 30 Sep. 2025
The field is known as in vitro gametogenesis, and involves researchers around the world, including in Japan, as well as at U.S. biotech companies.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Working mostly in rodents, these pioneers in so-called in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, have since turned mice stem cells into sperm and eggs, including a recent success creating eggs from the stem cells of a male mouse.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 8 Apr. 2023
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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Emily Mullin, Wired News, 30 Sep. 2025
The field is known as in vitro gametogenesis, and involves researchers around the world, including in Japan, as well as at U.S. biotech companies.
—Rob Stein, NPR, 30 Sep. 2025
Working mostly in rodents, these pioneers in so-called in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, have since turned mice stem cells into sperm and eggs, including a recent success creating eggs from the stem cells of a male mouse.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 8 Apr. 2023
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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“Gametogenesis.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/gametogenesis. Accessed 16 Oct. 2025.
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gametogenesis
noun
ga·me·to·gen·e·sis
ˌgam-ə-tə-ˈjen-ə-səs
gə-ˌmēt-ə-
gə-ˌmēt-ə-
plural gametogeneses
-ˌsēz
: the production of gametes
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