Term Name: oogenesis
Synonyms: ovum development
Definition: The complete process of formation and maturation of an ovum or female gamete from a primordial female germ cell. Examples of this process are found in Mus musculus and Drosophila melanogaster.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0048477]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: egg coat formation eggshell formation female germ-line cyst formation female germ-line stem cell asymmetric division follicle cell of egg chamber development germarium-derived egg chamber formation growth of a germarium-derived egg chamber mammalian oogenesis stage nurse cell apoptotic process oocyte differentiation oocyte karyosome formation ovarian nurse cell to oocyte transport
is a type of: female gamete generation germ cell development
inverse capable_of: female germ cell
negatively regulated by: negative regulation of oogenesis
positively regulated by: positive regulation of oogenesis
regulated by: regulation of oogenesis