loading...| Preferred Name |
gonad |
| Synonyms |
gonads gonada |
| Definitions |
Reproductive organ that produces and releases eggs (ovary) or sperm (testis). |
| ID |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000991 |
| database_cross_reference |
MESH:D006066 UMLS:C0018067 OpenCyc:Mx4rwQvdiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA EMAPA:17383 BTO:0000534 XAO:0003146 VHOG:0000397 WBbt:0005175 FBbt:00004858 GAID:368 TAO:0000413 AAO:0000213 BSA:0000079 EMAPA:16857 ZFA:0000413 FMA:18250 MA:0002420 BILA:0000123 HAO:0000379 http://www.snomedbrowser.com/Codes/Details/304623008 http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12725 |
| develops_from | |
| 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] |
| external_ontology_notes |
FMA xref is a 'general anatomical term' |
| has exact synonym |
gonada |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
gonads |
| has_relational_adjective |
gonadal |
| 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] |
| id |
UBERON:0000991 |
| imported from | |
| in_subset |
http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon#uberon_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#pheno_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#organ_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#vertebrate_core http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon#organ_slim http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon#vertebrate_core http://purl.oboInOwllibrary.org/oboInOwl/uberon/core#major_organ |
| label |
gonad |
| notation |
UBERON:0000991 |
| part_of | |
| prefLabel |
gonad |
| textual definition |
Reproductive organ that produces and releases eggs (ovary) or sperm (testis). |
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| subClassOf |