growth of a germarium-derived egg chamber

id: GO:0007295
name: growth of a germarium-derived egg chamber
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Growth of the egg chamber between the time it leaves the germarium and the onset of vitellogenesis. During this time both nurse cells and the oocyte undergo developmental changes including nuclear organization and cytoplasmic growth. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0003006developmental process involved in reproduction
GO:0048589developmental growth