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Answer for the clue "Development of spermatozoa ", 15 letters:
spermatogenesis

Word definitions for spermatogenesis in dictionaries

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Spermatogenesis \Sper`ma*to*gen"e*sis\, n. [Spermato- + genesis.] (Biol.) The development of the spermatozoids.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Spermatogenesis is the process in which spermatozoa are produced from male primordial germ cells by way of mitosis and meiosis . The initial cells in this pathway are called spermatogonia , which yield primary spermatocytes by mitosis. The primary spermatocyte ...

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. The process of sperm production in the testes.

Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary Word definitions in Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1877, earlier in German, from comb. form of Greek sperma (see sperm ) + -genesis "birth, origin, creation."

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. development of spermatozoa