Germ Cell
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A Germ Cell is a biological cell that gives rise to the gametes (of a sexually reproducing organism).
- See: Flowering Plant, Sexual Reproduction, Embryo, Gonads, Meiosis, Cellular Differentiation, Egg (Biology), Sperm, Human Genome.
References
2019
- (Wikipedia, 2019) ⇒ https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/germ_cell Retrieved:2019-8-7.
- A germ cell is any biological cell that gives rise to the gametes of an organism that reproduces sexually. In many animals, the germ cells originate in the primitive streak and migrate via the gut of an embryo to the developing gonads. There, they undergo meiosis, followed by cellular differentiation into mature gametes, either eggs or sperm. Unlike animals, plants do not have germ cells designated in early development. Instead, germ cells can arise from somatic cells in the adult (such as the floral meristem of flowering plants).