Term Information

Accession
GO:0007279
Name
pole cell formation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
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Definition
Formation of a small group of cells (pole cells) at the posterior pole of the insect blastula. They are the first cells to cellularize after the arrival of nuclei at the end of the syncytial blastula stage and are the precursors to the insect germ cells. Source: PMID:9988212, GOC:bf
Comment
See also the Cell Ontology term 'pole cell ; CL:0000301'.
History
See term history for GO:0007279 at QuickGO
Subset
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Parents of pole cell formation (GO:0007279)
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pole cell formation [is_a relation] is_a  cellularization (GO:0007349)
pole cell formation [is_a relation] is_a  developmental process involved in reproduction (GO:0003006)
pole cell formation [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  pole cell development (GO:0007277)

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