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The '''seminiferous tubules''' of the mammalian testis are the site of ongoing [[Spermatogenesis|spermatogenesis]] in the adult. In the embryo, [[Primordial Germ Cell|Primordial Germ Cells]] divide and migrate to the [[Genital ridge|genital ridges]]. In males, the PGCs, known as [[Gonocyte|gonocytes]], home to the basement membrane of the seminiferous tubules and differentiate into [[Spermatogonial spermatogonial stem cell|spermatogonial stem cells]].

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