The mother cell producing the microgametes, or male elements of sexual reproduction in sporozoan protozoans and fungi. SYN: microgamont.
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mi·cro·ga·me·to·cyte -gə-'mēt-ə-.sīt n a gametocyte producing microgametes
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n.
a cell that undergoes meiosis to form 6-8 mature male sex cells (microgametes) of the malarial parasite (see Plasmodium). Microgametocytes are found in human blood but must be ingested by a mosquito before developing into microgametes.
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mi·cro·ga·me·to·cyte (mi″kro-gə-meґto-sīt) microgamont.Medical dictionary. 2011.