| Term: | immature gonad gonad morphogenesis |
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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: | gonad morphogenesis |
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| Definition: | The process in which the anatomical structures of the gonads are generated and organized. A gonad is an animal organ producing gametes, e.g. the testes or the ovary in mammals. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0035262] QuickGO AmiGO |