FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

primary spermatocyte growth

ID (Ontology)

GO:0007285 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The phase of growth and gene expression that male germ cells undergo as they enter the spermatocyte stage. The cells grow in volume and transcribe most of the gene products needed for the morphological events that follow meiosis.[ ISBN:0879694238 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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primary spermatocyte growth (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| primary spermatocyte growth

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

developmental process involved in reproduction
 |__spermatogenesis_________________________________
cell growth                                         |
 |__developmental cell growth_______________________|
reproductive process                                |
 |__developmental process involved in reproduction__|
developmental process                               |
 |__developmental process involved in reproduction__|
male gamete generation                              |
 |__spermatogenesis_________________________________|
cell development                                    |
 |__developmental cell growth_______________________|
developmental growth                                |
 |__developmental cell growth_______________________|
                                                    primary spermatocyte growth  2 rec.

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Is a	developmental process involved in reproduction developmental cell growth
Part of	spermatogenesis
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