Spermatocytes are a type of male gametocyte in animals. They derive from immature germ cells called spermatogonia. They are found in the testis, in a structure known as the seminiferous tubules. There are two types of spermatocytes, primary and secondary spermatocytes (Figure 1). Primary and secondary spermatocytes are formed through the process o... Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spermatocyte
<cell biology> Cells of the male reproductive system that undergo two meiotic divisions to give haploid spermatids. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20973
(spәr-mat´o-sīt) the mother cell of a spermatid. primary spermatocyte the original large diploid cell into which a spermatogonium develops; it can later undergo the first meiotic division into the secondary spermatocyte. secondary spermatocyte a ... Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21001
Sper'ma·to·cyte noun [ Spermato- + Greek ............ a hollow vessel.] (Physiol.) Same as Spermoblast . Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/S/160