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female reproductive system

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The organs and associated structures associated with bearing offspring in a female animal. [ http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6601-2165 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Female_genitalia ]

Term info

Label

female reproductive system

Synonyms
  • female organism genitalia
  • female organism reproductive system
  • genitalia of female organism
  • reproductive system of female organism
database cross reference
Subsets

uberon_slim, efo_slim, pheno_slim

plural term
female genitals [ XAO : 0000156 ]

depicted by

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/68/Scheme_female_reproductive_system-en.svg

has related synonym

gynaecological tissue, female genitalia, female genital system, female genital tract, female genitals, systema genitale femininum, female reproductive tract

homology notes

By far, sexual reproduction is the more common pattern among living vertebrate forms and its widespread occurrence suggests that it is the plesiomorphic, or primitive, reproductive mode among the vertebrates.[well established][VHOG]

id

UBERON:0000474