FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term male accessory gland secondary cell ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004961 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Cell type found in at the distal tip of both lobes of the male accessory gland. These cells are large, spherical and binucleate with large vacuoles. There are approximately 43 secondary cells interspersed with around 1000 main cells per lobe.[ FlyBase:FBrf0057142 ]
Also Known As "secondary secretory cell"
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Alleles (FBal)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      96
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION      20
Insertions (FBti)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN       1
Constructs (FBtp)  PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN      88
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 Alleles Genes  Insertions Constructs
 male accessory gland secondary cell (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      96      8      4     21     91
     male accessory gland secondary cell | adult stage      16       --       --       --      16
     male accessory gland secondary cell | cell autonomous       3       --       --       --       3
     male accessory gland secondary cell | cell non-autonomous       2       --       --       --       2
     male accessory gland secondary cell | decreased number       3       --       --       --       3
     male accessory gland secondary cell | increased number       2       --       --       --       2
     male accessory gland secondary cell | somatic clone       1       --       --       1       --
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  semen-secreting cell of the male reproductive system
   |__semen-secreting cell of the male accessory gland
       |__male accessory gland secondary cell  220 rec.
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