| Term: | spermatogenic cyst meiotic cell cycle |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | spermatogenic cyst |
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| Definition: | Structure in the testis formed by cytoplasmic projections of one or two Sertoli cells that surround a single spermatogonium. Sperm production occurs with in the cyst and the spermatogonium divides to generate approximately 1300 mature sperm. A given Sertoli cell is in contact with only one germ cell clone. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005882] |
| Name: | meiotic cell cycle |
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| Synonyms: | meiosis |
| Definition: | Progression through the phases of the meiotic cell cycle, in which canonically a cell replicates to produce four offspring with half the chromosomal content of the progenitor cell via two nuclear divisions. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0051321] QuickGO AmiGO |