FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term spermatogenesis ID (Ontology) GO:0007283 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The developmental process by which male germ line stem cells self renew or give rise to successive cell types resulting in the development of a spermatozoa.[ ISBN:9780878933846 PubMed:28073824 PubMed:30990821 ]
Also Known As "generation of spermatozoa"
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Data Class Field Records
Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS     195
Insertions (FBti)  EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION      74
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 Alleles Gene Groups Genes Insertions Constructs
 spermatogenesis (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)       --       3    385     74     63
     abnormal cell death | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       2
     abnormal cell number | germline clone | progressive | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     abnormal cell number | male | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     abnormal cell number | somatic clone | spermatogenesis       6       --       --       --       3
     abnormal cell number | spermatogenesis      31       --       --       --      26
     abnormal cell polarity | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       1
     abnormal cell shape | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     abnormal cytokinesis | somatic clone | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       --
     abnormal cytokinesis | spermatogenesis      18       --       --       --      15
     abnormal developmental rate | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       --
     abnormal meiotic cell cycle | spermatogenesis      16       --       --       --       3
     abnormal mitotic cell cycle | spermatogenesis       4       --       --       --       3
     abnormal size | spermatogenesis      21       --       --       --      11
     abnormal size | spermatogenesis | heat sensitive       2       --       --       --       --
     abnormal size | spermatogenesis | third instar larval stage       1       --       --       --       --
     actin filament | spermatogenesis       3       --       --       --       2
     acts_upstream_of_positive_effect | spermatogenesis       --       --       1       --       --
     atrophy | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       2
     autosome | spermatogenesis       4       --       --       --       --
     axonemal microtubule | spermatogenesis       5       --       --       --       2
     axoneme | spermatogenesis       7       --       --       --       --
     cell lethal | somatic clone | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     centriole | decreased number | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       1
     centriole | spermatogenesis      16       --       --       --       6
     centriole | spermatogenesis | third instar larval stage       1       --       --       --       --
     centrosome | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       1
     centrosome | spermatogenesis | increased number      11       --       --       --      10
     centrosome | spermatogenesis | third instar larval stage       1       --       --       --       --
     chromatin | spermatogenesis      18       --       --       --      15
     chromosome | spermatogenesis       7       --       --       --       5
     chromosome | spermatogenesis | third instar larval stage       1       --       --       --       --
     ciliary basal body | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       --
     ciliary membrane | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       --
     ciliary transition zone | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       --
     cilium | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       2
     contractile ring | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       2
     cyst progenitor cell | somatic clone | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     cyst progenitor cell | spermatogenesis       8       --       --       --       7
     cystic bulge | spermatogenesis       3       --       --       --       --
     cytoplasmic microtubule | decreased number | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     cytoplasmic microtubule | increased number | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     decreased cell death | spermatogenesis      13       --       --       --       7
     decreased cell number | progressive | recessive | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       --
     decreased cell number | progressive | spermatogenesis      26       --       --       --      13
     decreased cell number | semidominant | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     decreased cell number | somatic clone | spermatogenesis      12       --       --       --       1
     decreased cell number | spermatogenesis      97       --       --       --      56
     decreased cell number | spermatogenesis | heat sensitive       3       --       --       --       --
     decreased cell size | somatic clone | spermatogenesis       3       --       --       --       --
     decreased occurrence of cell division | spermatogenesis       7       --       --       --       2
     decreased size | maternal effect | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       --
     decreased size | spermatogenesis      28       --       --       --      16
     endoplasmic reticulum | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       2
     filamentous actin | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       2
     germinal proliferation center | somatic clone | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     germinal proliferation center | spermatogenesis       7       --       --       --       6
     Golgi apparatus | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       2
     hyperplasia | recessive | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     hyperplasia | spermatogenesis       4       --       --       --       2
     increased cell death | germline clone | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     increased cell death | spermatogenesis      18       --       --       --      11
     increased cell number | clone of cells | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       1
     increased cell number | progressive | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     increased cell number | somatic clone | spermatogenesis       8       --       --       --       --
     increased cell number | spermatogenesis      47       --       --       --      42
     increased cell size | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     increased occurrence of cell division | germline clone | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     increased occurrence of cell division | progressive | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     increased occurrence of cell division | somatic clone | spermatogenesis       3       --       --       --       --
     increased occurrence of cell division | spermatogenesis      28       --       --       --      22
     increased size | spermatogenesis      18       --       --       --      19
     increased size | spermatogenesis | RU486 conditional       2       --       --       --       2
     individualization stage spermatid | spermatogenesis       5       --       --       --       --
     investment cone | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     involved_in | spermatogenesis       --       --     194       --       --
     lysosome | decreased number | spermatogenesis       4       --       --       --       3
     lysosome | increased number | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       1
     male germline cell | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       1       --
     male germline cyst | somatic clone | spermatogenesis       5       --       --       --       --
     male germline stem cell | somatic clone | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     male germline stem cell | spermatogenesis       6       --       --       --       5
     meiotic spindle midzone | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       --
     meiotic spindle pole | increased number | spermatogenesis       8       --       --       --       8
     meiotic spindle | spermatogenesis      16       --       --       --      13
     meiotic spindle | spermatogenesis | third instar larval stage       1       --       --       --       --
     microtubule bundle | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     microtubule organizing center | progressive | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       --
     microtubule organizing center | spermatogenesis       4       --       --       --       3
     microtubule | spermatogenesis       8       --       --       --       4
     mitochondrial chromosome | spermatogenesis       8       --       --       --       3
     mitochondrial derivative | decreased number | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     mitochondrial nucleoid | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     mitochondrion | spermatogenesis      16       --       --       --       5
     mitotic spindle | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       2
     mitotic spindle | spermatogenesis | third instar larval stage       1       --       --       --       --
     neoplasia | progressive | spermatogenesis       3       --       --       --       2
     neoplasia | spermatogenesis      11       --       --       --       7
     nuclear chromosome | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     nuclear membrane | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     nucleolus | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     nucleus | somatic clone | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     nucleus | spermatogenesis      29       --       --       --       6
     nucleus | spermatogenesis | third instar larval stage       1       --       --       --       --
     onion stage spermatid | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     primary gonial cell | somatic clone | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     primary gonial cell | spermatogenesis       6       --       --       --       5
     primary spermatocyte | spermatogenesis       3       --       --       1      2
     ring canal | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
     sex chromosome | spermatogenesis       4       --       --       --       --
     spectrosome | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       --
     sperm individualization complex | spermatogenesis       6       --       --       --       4
     spermatid cyst | spermatogenesis       4       --       --       --       --
     spermatid | spermatogenesis       4       --       --       1      2
     spermatocyte cyst | spermatogenesis       2       --       --       --       --
     spermatocyte | spermatogenesis      17       --       --       3      5
     spindle | male | spermatogenesis       1       --       --       --       --
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 |__developmental process involved in reproduction__|
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