FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term germ cell development ID (Ontology) GO:0007281 (Gene Ontology)
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.
Also Known As "germ-cell development"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      53
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 germ cell development (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      53
     involved_in | germ cell development      53
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cellular process
 |__cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism__
reproductive process                                                     |
 |__developmental process involved in reproduction_______________________|
developmental process                                                    |
 |__developmental process involved in reproduction_______________________|
multicellular organismal reproductive process                            |
 |__cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism__|
anatomical structure development                                         |
 |__cell development_____________________________________________________|
cellular developmental process                                           |
 |__cell development_____________________________________________________|
                                                                         germ cell development  1444 rec.
                                                                          |__oocyte development 169 rec.
                                                                          |__oogenesis 1307 rec.
                                                                          |__spermatid development 137 rec.
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Is a developmental process involved in reproduction
cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism
cell development
Part of gamete generation
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Synonyms
  • "gametogenesis" NARROW
    "germ-cell development" EXACT
    "primordial germ cell development" NARROW
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Reactome:R-HSA-9827857 "Specification of primordial germ cells"