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reproductive system

Go to external page http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/UBERON_0000990

Term info

Label

reproductive system

database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim, vertebrate_core, functional_classification

definition

Anatomical system that has as its parts the organs concerned with reproduction.

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/52/Penis.svg

editor note

consider splitting genitalia from reproductive system

external definition

Anatomical system which consists of organs and tissues associated with sexual reproduction of the organism.[AAO]

fma set term

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/FMA_75572

has related synonym

genital tract, animal reproductive system, genital system, systemata genitalia, genitalia, organa genitalia, reproductive tract, reproductive tissue, Geschlechtsorgan

homology notes

Arguably, one of the most important aspects of urbilaterian organogenesis would have been gonadogenesis, since Urbilateria must have successfully generated gametes and developed a strategy for extrusion and fertilization, in order to be the ancestor of all living Bilateria.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0000990

imported from

http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/uberon.owl, http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/cl.owl