germ cell development

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/GO_0007281

The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an immature germ cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure (gamete). A germ cell is any reproductive cell in a multicellular organism. [ GOC:go_curators ]

Synonyms: germ-cell development

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has narrow synonym

primordial germ cell development

has obo namespace

biological_process

GO:0007281

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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl

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Equivalent to:

developmental process and results in development of some germ cell

Subclass of:

cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism
developmental process involved in reproduction
cell development
part of some gamete generation
results in development of some germ cell

Related from:

part of

cystoblast division
germ-line stem cell division