AmiGO 2: Term Details for "pole cell formation" (GO:0007279)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0007279
Name: pole cell formation
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: None
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: Formation of a small group of cells (pole cells) at the posterior pole of the insect blastula. They are the first cells to cellularize after the arrival of nuclei at the end of the syncytial blastula stage and are the precursors to the insect germ cells. Source: PMID:9988212, GOC:bf
Comment: See also the Cell Ontology term 'pole cell ; CL:0000301'.
History: See term history for GO:0007279 at QuickGO
Chem. react.: None
Subset: None
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GO:0008150 biological_process
GO:0048856 anatomical structure development
GO:0048869 cellular developmental process
GO:0009987 cellular process
GO:0032502 developmental process
GO:0022414 reproductive process
GO:0009653 anatomical structure morphogenesis
GO:0030154 cell differentiation
GO:0032501 multicellular organismal process
GO:0048609 multicellular organismal reproductive process
GO:0019953 sexual reproduction
GO:0048646 anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis
GO:0048468 cell development
GO:0003006 developmental process involved in reproduction
GO:0007276 gamete generation
GO:0007275 multicellular organism development
GO:0007349 cellularization
GO:0007277 pole cell development
GO:0007279 pole cell formation

Parents of pole cell formation (GO:0007279)

subject	relation	object
pole cell formation	is_a	cellularization (GO:0007349)
pole cell formation	BFO:0000050	pole cell development (GO:0007277)
pole cell formation	RO:0002297	pole cell (CL:0000301)
pole cell formation	is_a	developmental process involved in reproduction (GO:0003006)

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