gonad

endocrine gland that produces the gametes of an organism
Thing gland_type Q213456
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gonad

Summary

gonad is a gland type[1]. gonad draws 1,781 Wikipedia views per month (gland_type category, ranking #4 of 16).[2]

Key Facts

  • gonad's instance of is recorded as gland type[3].
  • gonad's instance of is recorded as class of anatomical entity[4].
  • gonad is a type of sex organ[5].
  • gonad is a type of endocrine gland[6].
  • gonad is a type of general anatomical term[7].
  • gonad is a type of particular anatomical entity[8].
  • gonad's Commons category is recorded as Gonads[9].
  • gonad's product or material produced is recorded as sex steroid[10].
  • gonad's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary[11].
  • gonad's described by source is recorded as Great Soviet Encyclopedia (1926–1947)[12].
  • gonad's development of anatomical structure is recorded as gonad development[13].

Body

Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include gland type[3] and class of anatomical entity[4]. Recorded subclass of include sex organ[5], endocrine gland[6], general anatomical term[7], and particular anatomical entity[8].

Why It Matters

gonad draws 1,781 Wikipedia views per month (gland_type category, ranking #4 of 16).[2] gonad has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[14] gonad is known by 53 alternative names across languages and contexts.[15]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] . Medical Subject Headings. wikidata.org.
  4. [6] . The molecular and cellular basis of gonadal sex reversal in mice and humans. wikidata.org.
  5. [7] . Foundational Model of Anatomy. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [14] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [15] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). gonad. Retrieved May 3, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/gonad
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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_gonad_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{gonad}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/gonad}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
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    Development of anatomical structure gonad development
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    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|7 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29419, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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