loading...| Preferred Name | ovary | |
| Synonyms |
ovaries ovarium gonada of genitalia of female organism gonada of female organism reproductive system female organism reproductive system gonada gonada of reproductive system of female organism gonad of female organism reproductive system genitalia of female organism gonad genitalia of female organism gonada female organism genitalia gonad gonad of reproductive system of female organism female organism genitalia gonada female reproductive system gonad female reproductive system gonada gonada of female reproductive system reproductive system of female organism gonad reproductive system of female organism gonada female gonad gonad of female reproductive system animal ovary gonad of female organism genitalia gonada of female organism genitalia ovum-producing ovary female organism reproductive system gonad gonad of genitalia of female organism |
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| Definitions |
The gonad of a female organism which contains germ cells. |
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| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000992 |
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| database_cross_reference |
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ovary http://linkedlifedata.com/resource/umls/id/C0029939 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/181464007 CALOHA:TS-0730 BTO:0000975 OpenCyc:Mx4rvVi9QJwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA FBbt:00004865 AAO:0000371 NCIT:C12404 VHOG:0000251 UMLS:C0029939 ZFA:0000403 MIAA:0000125 EFO:0000973 MESH:D010053 BILA:0000125 EHDAA2:0001360 BSA:0000080 Wikipedia:Ovary TAO:0000403 SCTID:181464007 EMAPA:17962 XAO:0000258 EHDAA:8124 EV:0100111 FMA:7209 GAID:367 MA:0000384 |
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Female:anatomy.png http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d4/Gray589.png https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cb/Female_anatomy.png |
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| external_definition |
Female reproductive organ.[TAO] Either of paired female reproductive organs involved in production of ova and female sex hormones.[AAO] |
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gonada of genitalia of female organism gonada of female organism reproductive system female organism reproductive system gonada gonada of reproductive system of female organism gonad of female organism reproductive system genitalia of female organism gonad genitalia of female organism gonada female organism genitalia gonad gonad of reproductive system of female organism female organism genitalia gonada female reproductive system gonad female reproductive system gonada gonada of female reproductive system reproductive system of female organism gonad reproductive system of female organism gonada female gonad gonad of female reproductive system animal ovary gonad of female organism genitalia gonada of female organism genitalia ovum-producing ovary female organism reproductive system gonad gonad of genitalia of female organism |
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| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
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| has_related_synonym |
ovaries ovarium |
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| has_relational_adjective |
ovarian |
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| homology_notes |
(...) while it is likely that Urbilateria lacked a complex somatic reproductive system, it is at present impossible to speculate on whether or not it possessed a true gonad, let alone any other somatic adaptations for reproduction (reference 1); 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 (reference 2).[uncertain][VHOG] |
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UBERON:0000992 |
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| in_subset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#efo_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#vertebrate_core |
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| label |
ovary |
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| notation |
UBERON:0000992 |
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| prefLabel |
ovary |
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| taxon_notes |
Ovaries of some kind are found in the female reproductive system of many animals that employ sexual reproduction, including invertebrates. However, they develop in a very different way in most invertebrates than they do in vertebrates, and are not truly homologous. Many of the features found in human ovaries are common to all vertebrates, including the presence of follicular cells, tunica albuginea, and so on. However, many species produce a far greater number of eggs during their lifetime than do humans, so that, in fish and amphibians, there may be hundreds, or even millions of fertile eggs present in the ovary at any given time. In these species, fresh eggs may be developing from the germinal epithelium throughout life. Corpora lutea are found only in mammals, and in some elasmobranch fish; in other species, the remnants of the follicle are quickly resorbed by the ovary. In birds, reptiles, and monotremes, the egg is relatively large, filling the follicle, and distorting the shape of the ovary at maturity. Amphibians and reptiles have no ovarian medulla; the central part of the ovary is a hollow, lymph-filled space. The ovary of teleosts is also often hollow, but in this case, the eggs are shed into the cavity, which opens into the oviduct. Although most normal female vertebrates have two ovaries, this is not the case in all species. In birds and platypuses, the right ovary never matures, so that only the left is functional. In some elasmobranchs, the reverse is true, with only the right ovary fully developing. In the primitive jawless fish, and some teleosts, there is only one ovary, formed by the fusion of the paired organs in the embryo |
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| textual definition |
The gonad of a female organism which contains germ cells. |
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| subClassOf |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0003134 |