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NAL Agricultural Thesaurus
U.S. Department of Agriculture

Concept Breadcrumbs

Fields of Study > physiology > growth and development > biological development > sexual development > sexual maturity > gonadosomatic index
Preferred Term:

gonadosomatic index

Definition:
The calculation of gonad weight as a percentage of total body weight; used to measure sexual maturity in relation to the sexual development of ovaries or testes.
Concept Schemes:
NALT Full
Broader Concept:
sexual maturity
Related Concepts:
Entry Terms:
  • GSI (gonadosomatic index)
  • gonosomatic index
  • gonado-somatic index
URI:
https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/192439
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RDF/XMLCreated 2012-10-23, last modified 2013-05-21