mating plug

Term ID

UBERON:0010148

Synonyms

• copulation plug
• copulatory plug
• sement
• sperm plug
• sphragis
• vaginal plug

Definition

A gelatinous secretion used in the mating of some species. It is deposited by a male into a female genital tract and later hardens into a plug or glues the tract together. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mating_plug

References

• Mating:plug
• SPD:0000547

Ontology

Uberon Ontology