| Term: | primordial germ cell nuclear mRNA surveillance |
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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: | primordial germ cell |
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| Synonyms: | PGC |
| Definition: | A primordial germ cell is a diploid germ cell precursors that transiently exist in the embryo before they enter into close association with the somatic cells of the gonad and become irreversibly committed as germ cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009288] |
| Name: | nuclear mRNA surveillance |
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| Synonyms: | nuclear aberrant mRNA catabolic process, nuclear mRNA quality control, nuclear retention of pre-mRNA at the site of transcription, nuclear retention of pre-mRNA with aberrant 3'-ends at the site of transcription, nuclear retention of unspliced pre-mRNA at the site of transcription |
| Definition: | A process that identifies and degrades defective or aberrant mRNAs within the nucleus. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0071028] QuickGO AmiGO |