Phenotype: | spermatogenic cyst absent, 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: | spermatogenic cyst |
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Synonyms: | |
Definition: | Structure in the testis formed by cytoplasmic projections of one or two Sertoli cells that surround a single spermatogonium. Sperm production occurs with in the cyst and the spermatogonium divides to generate approximately 1300 mature sperm. A given Sertoli cell is in contact with only one germ cell clone. |
Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005882] |
Name: | absent |
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Synonyms: | absence, absent from organism |
Definition: | A quality denoting the lack of an entity. |
Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000462] |