gametocyte

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1. an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis (noun.body)

hypernym	:	cell,
definition	:	(biology) the basic structural and functional unit of all organisms; they may exist as independent units of life (as in monads) or may form colonies or tissues as in higher plants and animals (noun.tops)

hyponym	:	oocyte,
definition	:	a female gametocyte that develops into an ovum after two meiotic divisions (noun.body)

hyponym	:	spermatocyte,
definition	:	a male gametocyte that develops into four spermatids (noun.body)