| Term: | immature gonad germ line cell |
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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: | immature gonad |
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| Synonyms: | juvenile gonad, juvenile ovary |
| Definition: | Immature reproductive tissue that has not undergone final maturation into either testis or ovary. During gonadal development, the gonad may be transiently intersexual where there is a parallel presence of both oocytes and spermatocytes. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005272] |
| Name: | germ line cell |
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| Synonyms: | germ line cells |
| Definition: | A cell that is within the developmental lineage of gametes and is able to pass along its genetic material to offspring. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009016] |