gametogony


gametogony

 [gam″ĕ-tog´o-ne] 1. the development of merozoites into male and female gametes, which later fuse to form a zygote.2. reproduction by means of gametes.

gam·e·tog·o·ny

(gam'ĕ-tog'ō-nē), A stage in the sexual cycle of sporozoans in which gametes are formed, often by schizogony. Synonym(s): gametogonia, gamogony [gameto- + G. gonē, a begetting]