| Phenotype: | testis spermatogenesis disrupted, 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: | testis |
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| Synonyms: | testes |
| Definition: | Male reproductive organ. Adult zebrafish testes are paired organs forming elongated structures, internally organized into tubules. These tubules are formed by seminiferous epithelium containing cysts of spermatogonia and spermatocytes surrounded by somatic support cells, called Sertoli cells. Cysts are arranged around a lumen containing spermatozoa that is connected to the efferent ducts. The interstitial regions between the tubules contain the steroid-producing Leydig cells, connective tissue, and blood vessels. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000598] |
| Name: | spermatogenesis |
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| Synonyms: | generation of spermatozoa |
| Definition: | The developmental process by which male germ line stem cells self renew or give rise to successive cell types resulting in the development of a spermatozoa. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0007283] QuickGO AmiGO |
| Name: | disrupted |
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| Definition: | A quality of a single process inhering in a bearer by virtue of the bearer's being interrupted of its normal course. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0001507] |