gametogenesis
noun
ga·me·to·gen·e·sis
gə-ˌmē-tə-ˈje-nə-səs 
ˌga-mə-tə-
ˌga-mə-tə-
: the production of gametes
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Working mostly in rodents, these pioneers in so-called in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG, have since turned mice stem cells into sperm and eggs, including a recent success creating eggs from the stem cells of a male mouse.
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Megan Molteni, STAT, 8 Apr. 2023
The experiment, published Thursday in Science, marks the first time that researchers have overcome a key hurdle in the hunt for achieving one of reproductive medicine’s wilder ideas: in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 18 July 2021
The process, in vitro gametogenesis, or I.V.G., so far has been used only in mice.
—Tamar Lewin, New York Times, 16 May 2017
Megan Molteni, STAT, 8 Apr. 2023
The experiment, published Thursday in Science, marks the first time that researchers have overcome a key hurdle in the hunt for achieving one of reproductive medicine’s wilder ideas: in vitro gametogenesis, or IVG.
—Megan Molteni, STAT, 18 July 2021
The process, in vitro gametogenesis, or I.V.G., so far has been used only in mice.
—Tamar Lewin, New York Times, 16 May 2017
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gametogenesis
noun
ga·me·to·gen·e·sis
ˌgam-ə-tə-ˈjen-ə-səs
gə-ˌmēt-ə-
gə-ˌmēt-ə-
plural gametogeneses
-ˌsēz
: the production of gametes
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