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ECB-STAGE-9

Name: spermatogenesis period

ECAO ID: 0000100

Definition: "Period during which male gametes (or spermatozoa, or spermatozoid) develop and mature from primordial male germ cells to generate cells competent to further development upon fertilization of a mature oocyte."


Preceded By: oogenesis period Succeeded By: embryogenesis

Component Stages:  developing spermatozoa stage, mature spermatozoid stage