Term Name: spermatogenesis
Synonyms: generation of spermatozoa
Definition: The developmental process by which male germ line stem cells self renew or give rise to successive cell types resulting in the development of a spermatozoa.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0007283]    QuickGO    AmiGO

Relationships
has parts: male germ-line cyst encapsulation male germ-line cyst formation male germ-line stem cell asymmetric division male germline ring canal formation primary spermatocyte growth sperm karyosome formation spermatid cytoplasm removal during spermiation of flagellated sperm spermatid differentiation spermatocyte division spermatogonial cell division testicular fusome organization
is a type of: developmental process involved in reproduction male gamete generation
inverse capable_of: male germ cell