gametangium

gametangium
A structure in which gametes are produced.

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gam·etan·gi·um .gam-ə-'tan-jē-əm n, pl -gia -jē-ə a cell or organ in which gametes are developed

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gam·e·tan·gi·um (gam″ə-tanґje-əm) pl. gametanґgia [gamet- + Gr. angeion vessel] the structure in which zygospores are developed. See also zygophore.

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  • gametangium — n. (Biol.) A cell or organ in which gametes develop. [WordNet 1.5] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • gametangium — gametangium. См. гаметангий. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) …   Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.

  • Gametangium — Gametangium, Geschlechtsorgan vielzelliger Pflanzen, in dem zumeist entweder nur m (⇒ Spermangium, ⇒ Antheridium) oder nur f (⇒ Oogonium, ⇒ Archegonium) gebildet werden. Bei den Spermatophyten sind der Gametophyt und damit die m und f Gametangien …   Deutsch wörterbuch der biologie

  • gametangium — [gam΄ə tan′jē əm] n. pl. gametangia [gam΄ə tan′jēə] [ModL: see GAMETE & ANGIO ] a plant structure in which gametes are produced …   English World dictionary

  • Gametangium — Antheridium (rot) und Oogon (rechts daneben) der Armleuchteralge Chara contraria. Ein Gametangium ist in der Botanik die Bezeichnung für einen Behälter, in dem die sexuell differenzierten Fortpflanzungszellen (Gameten), die der geschlechtlichen… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Gametangium — A gametangium (plural: gametangia) is an organ or cell in which gametes are produced that is found in many multicellular protists, algae, fungi, and the gametophytes of plants. In contrast to gametogenesis in animals, a gametangium is a haploid… …   Wikipedia

  • gametangium — gametangė statusas T sritis augalininkystė apibrėžtis Lytinis augalų organas, gaminantis ir talpinantis lytines ląsteles (gametas). atitikmenys: angl. gametangium rus. гаметангий …   Žemės ūkio augalų selekcijos ir sėklininkystės terminų žodynas

  • gametangium — noun (plural gametangia) Etymology: New Latin, from gamet + Greek angeion vessel more at angi Date: 1886 a cell or organ (as of an alga, fern, or fungus) in which gametes are developed …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • gametangium — n.; pl. ia [Gr. gamete, wife; angos, vessel] A structure producing gametes …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • gametangium — /gam i tan jee euhm/, n., pl. gametangia / jee euh/. Bot. an organ or body bearing gametes, as in mosses and liverworts. [1885 90; < NL; see GAMET , ANGIO , IUM] * * * …   Universalium

  • gametangium — noun A gamete producing organ or cell found in many multicellular protists, algae and fungi, and in the gametophytes of plants …   Wiktionary

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