id | GO:0007285   Detailed information |
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  name | primary spermatocyte growth |
  namespace | biological_process |
  def | "The phase of growth and gene expression that male germ cells undergo as they enter the spermatocyte stage. The cells grow in volume and transcribe most of the gene products needed for the morphological events that follow meiosis." [GOC:jid, ISBN:0879694238] |
  is_a | GO:0003006 ! developmental process involved in reproduction |
  is_a | GO:0048588 ! developmental cell growth |
  is_a | GO:0048610 ! cellular process involved in reproduction |
  relationship | part_of GO:0007283 ! spermatogenesis |
  DPGLEAN05552
  DPGLEAN16374