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gonadal ridge
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the elevation of thickened mesothelium and underlying mesenchyme found on the ventromedial border of the embryonic mesonephros in which the primordial germ cells become embedded, establishing it as the primordium of the testis or ovary [ http://www.informatics.jax.org/accession/anna ]
Term info
Label
gonadal ridge
Synonyms
- genital ridge
- gonadal ridge
- indifferent gonadal ridge
Subsets
efo_slim, pheno_slim
depicted by
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/30/Gray1106.png
development notes
in eutherians, SRY transforms the indifferent gonad into testes
editor note
TODO - check developmental relationships. merge with urogenital ridge?
has obo namespace
uberon
has related synonym
crista gonadalis, genital cord
id
UBERON:0005294
Term relations
Subclass of:
- anatomical entity
- embryonic structure
- develops from some urogenital fold
- part of some genitourinary system
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