National Cancer Institute Thesaurus

Last uploaded: February 21, 2019

Preferred Name	Germ Cell
ID	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12597
ALT_DEFINITION	A reproductive cell of the body. Germ cells are egg cells in females and sperm cells in males.
code	C12597
DEFINITION	Gametes, also known as sex cells or germ cells, are the cells that come together during fertilization or conception in organisms that reproduce sexually. Their genetic complement consists of a single set of unpaired chromosomes.
Display_Name	Germ Cells
FULL_SYN	Gametes Reproductive Cells Gamete Sex Cell reproductive cell Germ Cells Sexual Cell
label	Germ Cell
Legacy_Concept_Name	Germ_Cell
Preferred_Name	Germ Cell
prefixIRI	C12597
prefLabel	Germ Cell
Semantic_Type	Cell
UMLS_CUI	C0017471
subClassOf	http://ncicb.nci.nih.gov/xml/owl/EVS/Thesaurus.owl#C12508

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Mapping To	Ontology	Source
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/BTO_0000535	BRENDA Tissue and Enzyme Source Ontology	LOOM
http://www.semanticweb.org/ontologies/2009/3/ontoDPN.owl#CelluleGerminale	Early Pregnancy Ontology	LOOM
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000586	Human Phenotype Ontology China	LOOM
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000586	Phenotypic Quality Ontology	LOOM
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000586	Cell Ontology	LOOM
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_0000586	Human Disease Ontology 123	LOOM