germ cell programmed cell death

id: GO:0035234
name: germ cell programmed cell death
namespace: biological_process
type: go
obsolete: False

Description: Programmed cell death of an errant germ line cell that is outside the normal migratory path or ectopic to the gonad. This is an important mechanism of regulating germ cell survival within the embryo.

Parent Functions

idname
GO:0003006developmental process involved in reproduction
GO:0010623developmental programmed cell death
GO:0048610cellular process involved in reproduction