Printer Friendly
Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary
3,919,916,282 visitors served.
forum Join the Word of the Day Mailing List For webmasters
?
Dictionary/
thesaurus
Medical
dictionary
Legal
dictionary
Financial
dictionary
Acronyms
 
Idioms
Encyclopedia
Wikipedia
encyclopedia
?

primordial germ cell

   Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Wikipedia 0.01 sec.
primordial germ cell [prī¦mȯrd·ē·əl ′jərm ‚sel]
(embryology)
Embryonic cell giving rise to a germ cell from which a gamete (egg or sperm) develops.
Want to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit the webmaster's page for free fun content.
?Page tools
Printer friendly
Cite / link 		Feedback
Mentioned in?  References in periodicals archive?   Encyclopedia browser?   Full browser?
No references found
 
These results indicated maturation of the primordial germ cells to haploid male gametes - called IVD sperm - characterised by containing half a chromosome set (23 chromosomes).
North research offers hope to infertile couples by The Journal (Newcastle, England)
It's very likely that the compounds affect the primordial germ cell population being formed," she hypothesizes.
Biohazard: smoking before or after pregnancy may harm daughters' ... by Seppa, Nathan / Science News
At gastrulation, the primordial germ cells (PGCs) are newly formed and exhibit methylation similar to the surrounding somatic cells (Hajkova et al.
Environmental exposures and gene regulation in disease etiology by Edwards, Thea M.; Myers, John Peterson / Environmental Health Perspectives
 
 
 
Encyclopedia
?

Terms of Use | Privacy policy | Feedback | Advertise with Us | Copyright © 2012 Farlex, Inc.
Disclaimer
All content on this website, including dictionary, thesaurus, literature, geography, and other reference data is for informational purposes only. This information should not be considered complete, up to date, and is not intended to be used in place of a visit, consultation, or advice of a legal, medical, or any other professional.