FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

ejaculatory duct

ID (Ontology)

FBbt:00004965 (Fly Anatomy)

Definition

Unpaired duct that connects the male accessory glands and vasa deferentia to the aedeagus in the adult male genitalia. It is divided in an anterior ejaculatory duct and a posterior ejaculatory duct, separated by the ejaculatory bulb (Miller, 1941).[ FlyBase:FBrf0005539 FlyBase:FBrf0075527 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Alleles (FBal)	PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Insertions (FBti)	EXPRESSION_STAGE_TISSUE_POSITION
Insertions (FBti)	PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN
Constructs (FBtp)	PHENOTYPE_MANIFEST_IN

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Full annotation statements	Alleles	Genes	Insertions	Constructs
ejaculatory duct (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
ejaculatory duct \| somatic clone		--	--

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

organism
 |__adult____________________________
reproductive system                  |
 |__male reproductive system_________|
male organism                        |
 |__male-specific anatomical entity__|
epithelial tube                      |
 |__duct_____________________________|
male-specific anatomical entity      |
 |__male reproductive system_________|
anatomical entity                    |
 |__male-specific anatomical entity__|
                                     ejaculatory duct  137 rec.
                                      |__ejaculatory bulb 73 rec.
                                      |   |__ejaculatory bulb apodeme(+) 10 rec.
                                      |   |__ejaculatory bulb epithelium(+) 12 rec.
                                      |   |__ejaculatory bulb muscle(+) 4 rec.
                                      |   |__semen-secreting cell of the ejaculatory bulb
                                      |__ejaculatory duct epithelium 35 rec.
                                          |__anterior ejaculatory duct 11 rec.
                                          |__ejaculatory bulb epithelium(+) 12 rec.
                                          |__ejaculatory duct epithelial cell(+) 22 rec.
                                          |__posterior ejaculatory duct 7 rec.

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Is a	male-specific anatomical entity duct
Develops from	presumptive ejaculatory duct
Part of	adult male reproductive system
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