The biological process by which gametes (sex cells) are produced and developed from precursor cells.
From 'gamete' (Greek 'gametes') + 'genesis' (from Greek 'genesis,' meaning 'origin' or 'creation'), literally 'the creation of gametes.'
Gametogenesis is mind-bendingly complex—a single cell must divide twice and shuffle genetic material so offspring are never identical to parents, making evolution and diversity possible.
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