Automated description from the Alliance of Genome Resources (Release 7.0.0)
Involved in several processes, including germ cell development; germline cell cycle switching, mitotic to meiotic cell cycle; and meiosis I. Located in cytoplasm and nucleus. Is expressed in several structures, including gut; liver; lung; reproductive system; and spleen. Orthologous to human MEIOC (meiosis specific with coiled-coil domain).