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 |
| contains process | |
| database_cross_reference |
OpenCyc:Mx4rwQvdiZwpEbGdrcN5Y29ycA Wikipedia:Gonad EMAPA:17383 NCIT:C12725 UMLS:C0018067 MESH:D006066 MA:0002420 FMA:18250 HAO:0000379 BILA:0000123 BSA:0000079 AAO:0000213 ZFA:0000413 SCTID:304623008 WBbt:0005175 VHOG:0000397 XAO:0003146 TAO:0000413 FBbt:00004858 GAID:368 BTO:0000534 |
| definition |
Reproductive organ that produces and releases eggs (ovary) or sperm (testis). |
| develops_from | |
| has part | |
| has_exact_synonym |
gonada |
| has_obo_namespace |
uberon |
| has_related_synonym |
gonads |
| id |
UBERON:0000991 |
| in_subset |
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#major_organ http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#uberon_slim http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon/core#organ_slim |
| label |
gonad |
| notation |
UBERON:0000991 |
| prefLabel |
gonad |
| treeView | |
| 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' |
| subClassOf |