Meaning & use

Spermatid

noun·Academic

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An immature male germ cell produced during spermatogenesis that develops into a mature spermatozoon without further division.

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Under the microscope, the biology students identified spermatids at various stages of maturation.

A spermatid must undergo significant structural changes, including forming a tail, before becoming a functional sperm cell.

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Spermatids arise from the meiotic division of secondary spermatocytes and represent the final cellular stage before differentiation into mature sperm.

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