Producing or capable of producing gametes; relating to the formation or origin of reproductive cells.
From 'gamete' (Greek 'gametes') + 'genous' (from Greek 'genos,' meaning 'origin' or 'kind'), literally 'gamete-producing' or 'gamete-originating.'
'Gametogenous' and 'gametogenic' are near-synonyms but from different etymological traditions—one uses Greek 'genesis' and one uses 'genos,' showing how scientific vocabulary builds layers of meaning.
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