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MP term:decreased germ cell number
Synonym: decreased number of germ cells
Synonym: germ cell depletion
Synonym: germ cell hypoplasia
Synonym: reduced germ cell number
Synonym: reduced number of germ cells
MP id: MP:0002209
Definition: reduced numbers of any of the reproductive (generative) cells of a multicellular organism, whether they are undifferentiated or fully differentiated
Number of paths to term: 1

is-adenotes an 'is-a' relationship
part-ofdenotes a 'part-of' relationship


mammalian phenotype
        is-areproductive system phenotype
                is-aabnormal reproductive system morphology
                        is-aabnormal gametogenesis
                                is-aabnormal germ cell morphology
                                        is-aabnormal female germ cell morphology +
                                        is-aabnormal gametes +
                                        is-aabnormal male germ cell morphology +
                                        is-aabnormal primordial germ cell morphology +
                                        is-adecreased germ cell number [MP:0002209] (685 genotypes, 826 annotations)
                                                is-aabsent germ cells +
                                                is-adecreased male germ cell number +
                                                is-adecreased oocyte number +
                                                is-adecreased primordial germ cell number +

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