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Answer for the clue "An immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis ", 10 letters:
gametocyte

Word definitions for gametocyte in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
gametocyte \gametocyte\ n. (Biol.) An immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis.

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. an immature animal or plant cell that develops into a gamete by meiosis

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
A gametocyte is a eukaryotic germ cell that divides by mitosis into other gametocytes or by meiosis into gametids during gametogenesis . Male gametocytes are called spermatocytes , and female gametocytes are called oocytes .

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. (context cytology English) A diploid germ cell that divides by meiosis into a gamete.

Usage examples of gametocyte.

Numbers of gametocytes in the blood of carriers, which determines the number of sporozoites in the mosquito saliva to reinfect people.