Term Information

Accession
GO:0007281
Name
germ cell development
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
germ-cell development, gametogenesis, primordial germ cell development
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an immature germ cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure (gamete). A germ cell is any reproductive cell in a multicellular organism. Source: GOC:go_curators
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0007281 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of germ cell development (GO:0007281)
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germ cell development [is_a relation] is_a  cell development (GO:0048468)
germ cell development [is_a relation] is_a  developmental process involved in reproduction (GO:0003006)
germ cell development [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  gamete generation (GO:0007276)
germ cell development [is_a relation] is_a  cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism (GO:0022412)
Children of germ cell development (GO:0007281)
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oogenesis (GO:0048477) [is_a relation] is_a  germ cell development
oocyte development (GO:0048599) [is_a relation] is_a  germ cell development
spermatid development (GO:0007286) [is_a relation] is_a  germ cell development
genomic imprinting (GO:0071514) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  germ cell development
cystoblast division (GO:0007282) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  germ cell development
germ-line cyst formation (GO:0048134) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  germ cell development
germ-line stem cell division (GO:0042078) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  germ cell development
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