FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term primordial germ cell ID (Ontology) FBbt:00000092 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Cell that begins as a pole cell, becomes incorporated into the gonad and can develop into a germline stem cell (Campos-Ortega and Hartenstein, 1997; Dansereau and Lasko, 2008; Slaidina et al., 2020).[ FlyBase:FBrf0089570 FlyBase:FBrf0101973 FlyBase:FBrf0216027 FlyBase:FBrf0244767 ]
Also Known As "PGC"
Comment Can be identified in the larva by expression of vasa (Slaidina et al., 2020). Only a small subset of pole cells can become germ cells and this fate might be specified by the time the posterior midgut primordium invaginates (Okada, 1998).
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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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 primordial germ cell (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     primordial germ cell | cold sensitive
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     primordial germ cell | decreased number | embryonic stage
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     primordial germ cell | decreased number | embryonic stage | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | decreased number | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | dorsal closure stage
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     primordial germ cell | ectopic
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     primordial germ cell | ectopic | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic cycle 14
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 10 | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 11
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 12 | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 13 | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 14
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 14 | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 15
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 15 | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 16
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 16 | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 4
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 4 | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 5
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage 5 | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage | increased number
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage | increased number | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage | non-rescuable maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | embryonic stage | parental effect
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     primordial germ cell | germline clone
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     primordial germ cell | germline clone | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | germline clone | rescuable maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | heat sensitive
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     primordial germ cell | increased number
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     primordial germ cell | increased number | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | maternal effect
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     primordial germ cell | maternal effect | heat sensitive
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     primordial germ cell | maternal effect | increased number
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     primordial germ cell | non-rescuable maternal effect
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