Term Information

Accession
GO:0045120
Name
pronucleus
Ontology
cellular_component
Synonyms
None
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The nucleus of either the ovum or the spermatozoon following fertilization. Thus, in the fertilized ovum, there are two pronuclei, one originating from the ovum, the other from the spermatozoon that brought about fertilization; they approach each other, but do not fuse until just before the first cleavage, when each pronucleus loses its membrane to release its contents. Source: ISBN:0198506732
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0045120 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of pronucleus (GO:0045120)
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pronucleus [is_a relation] is_a  nucleus (GO:0005634)
Children of pronucleus (GO:0045120)
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female pronucleus (GO:0001939) [is_a relation] is_a  pronucleus
male pronucleus (GO:0001940) [is_a relation] is_a  pronucleus
Wikipedia
Pronucleus