| Phenotype: | primordial germ cell P granule size, abnormal |
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| Note: | This statement combines anatomy and/or ontology terms with phenotype quality terms to create a complete phenotype (EQ) statement. For detailed information on individual terms, click the hyperlinked term name. |
| Name: | primordial germ cell |
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| Synonyms: | PGC |
| Definition: | A primordial germ cell is a diploid germ cell precursors that transiently exist in the embryo before they enter into close association with the somatic cells of the gonad and become irreversibly committed as germ cells. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009288] |
| Name: | P granule |
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| Synonyms: | germline granule, nuage, polar granule |
| Definition: | A small cytoplasmic, non-membranous RNA/protein complex aggregate in the primordial germ cells of many higher eukaryotes. |
| Ontology: | GO: Cellular Component [GO:0043186] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | size |
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| Synonyms: | |
| Definition: | A morphology quality inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's physical magnitude. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000117] |