Term: spermatocyte chromosome organization
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Name: spermatocyte
Synonyms: spermatocytes
Definition: A male germ cell that develops from spermatogonia. The euploid primary spermatocytes undergo meiosis and give rise to the haploid secondary spermatocytes which in turn give rise to spermatids.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0009005]
Name: chromosome organization
Synonyms: chromosome organisation, chromosome organization and biogenesis, DNA packaging, maintenance of genome integrity, nuclear genome maintenance
Definition: A process that is carried out at the cellular level that results in the assembly, arrangement of constituent parts, or disassembly of chromosomes, structures composed of a very long molecule of DNA and associated proteins that carries hereditary information. This term covers covalent modifications at the molecular level as well as spatial relationships among the major components of a chromosome.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0051276]    QuickGO    AmiGO
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