Term Name: immature gonad
Synonyms: juvenile gonad, juvenile ovary
Definition: Immature reproductive tissue that has not undergone final maturation into either testis or ovary. During gonadal development, the gonad may be transiently intersexual where there is a parallel presence of both oocytes and spermatocytes.
Appears at: Larval:Days 14-20 (14d-21d, 6.2mm, 10 teeth)
Evident until: Larval:Days 21-29 (21d-30d, 7.8mm, 10 teeth)
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005272]

Relationships
develops from: gonad primordium
develops into: gonad
is part of: reproductive system
is a type of: multi-tissue structure

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