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gonad

^ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000991

Reproductive organ that produces and releases eggs (ovary) or sperm (testis). [ ZFA:0000413 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gonad http://zfin.org/cgi-bin/ZFIN_jump?record=curator http://openisbn.com/search.php?q=0140512888&isbn=1/ ]

Synonyms: gonada

Term info

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, organ_slim, major_organ

plural term
gonads [ ZFA:0000413 ]

UBPROP 0000001

Anatomical structure which produces gametes as well as certain sex hormones controlled by the pituitary gonadotropins.[AAO], The part of the reproductive system that produces and releases eggs (ovary) or sperm (testis).[TAO]

UBPROP 0000003

Examination of different vertebrate species shows that the adult gonad is remarkably similar in its morphology across different phylogenetic classes. Surprisingly, however, the cellular and molecular programs employed to create similar organs are not evolutionarily conserved.[uncertain][VHOG]

UBPROP 0000007

gonadal

UBPROP 0000012

FMA xref is a 'general anatomical term'

id

UBERON:0000991

imported from

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

prefLabel

Gonad