Term Name: germ cell development
Synonyms: germ-cell development, primordial germ cell development
Definition: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of an immature germ cell over time, from its formation to the mature structure (gamete). A germ cell is any reproductive cell in a multicellular organism.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0007281]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
is part of: gamete generation
has parts: cystoblast division genomic imprinting germ-line cyst formation germ-line stem cell division
is a type of: cell development cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism developmental process involved in reproduction
has subtype: oocyte development oogenesis spermatid development