loading...| Preferred Name |
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| Synonyms |
gonada gonads |
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| Definitions |
Reproductive organ that produces and releases eggs (ovary) or sperm (testis). |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000991 |
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| database_cross_reference |
TAO:0000413 WBbt:0005175 MESH:D006066 SCTID:304623008 XAO:0003146 FBbt:00004858 EMAPA:17383 Wikipedia:Gonad BSA:0000079 ZFA:0000413 HAO:0000379 NCIT:C12725 UMLS:C0018067 BILA:0000123 AAO:0000213 VHOG:0000397 BTO:0000534 FMA:18250 GAID:368 MA:0002420 |
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| definition |
Reproductive organ that produces and releases eggs (ovary) or sperm (testis). |
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| external_definition |
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] |
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| external_ontology_notes |
FMA xref is a 'general anatomical term' |
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| has_exact_synonym |
gonada |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
gonads |
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| has_relational_adjective |
gonadal |
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| homology_notes |
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] |
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UBERON:0000991 |
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http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#vertebrate_core http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#major_organ |
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| label |
gonad |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000991 |
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