FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026
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Term testicular duct ID (Ontology) FBbt:00004957 (Fly Anatomy)
Definition Duct connecting the testis and the seminal vesicles in the adult male genitalia. It is 80 micrometers long and 23 micrometers in diameter, making a single spiral turn. It has a narrow lumen, surrounded by a thick epithelium containing small, closely spaced nuclei. It is covered in an inner sheath and an outer pigment sheath, as in the seminal vesicles.[ FlyBase:FBrf0007735 ]
Also Known As "vas efferens"
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male organism                        |
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epithelial tube                      |
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male-specific anatomical entity      |
 |__male reproductive system_________|
anatomical entity                    |
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