A primordial germ cell is a diploid germ cell precursors that transiently exist in the embryo before they enter into close association with the somatic cells of the gonad and become irreversibly committed as germ cells. [ GOC:tfm http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1381289 ]
Synonyms: primitive germ cell gonocyte
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