Term Name: development of primary sexual characteristics
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Definition: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the primary sexual characteristics over time, from their formation to the mature structures. The primary sexual characteristics are the testes in males and the ovaries in females and they develop in response to sex hormone secretion.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0045137]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: multicellular organism development sex differentiation
has parts: gonad development
is a type of: developmental process involved in reproduction
has subtype: development of primary female sexual characteristics development of primary male sexual characteristics