primary spermatocyte growth

Term ID

GO:0007285

Synonyms

Definition

The phase of growth and gene expression that male germ cells undergo as they enter the spermatocyte stage. The cells grow in volume and transcribe most of the gene products needed for the morphological events that follow meiosis. 0879694238

References

Ontology

GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO