noun
- cells that undergo meiosis to produce sperm cells in male animals
Usage: biology; plural form
Examples
- Primary spermatocytes divide to form secondary spermatocytes during meiosis.
- The biology student examined spermatocytes under the microscope.
- Spermatocytes are found in the seminiferous tubules of the testes.
- Each spermatocyte eventually develops into four mature sperm cells.
- The researcher studied how toxins affect spermatocytes in laboratory mice.
- Spermatocytes undergo two divisions during the process of spermatogenesis.