gametogonium
From gametogonium plural, gametogonia , male and female gametes develop differently - males by spermatogenesis and females by oogenesis. A gametogonium is a germ cell that divides into gametocytes during gametogenesis. Male gametogonia are called spermatogonia , and female gametogonia are called oogonia . However, the following pattern is common for both oogonia and soermatogonia chromosome numbers depict human chromosomes :.