A gelatinous secretion used in the mating of some species. It is deposited by a male into a female genital tract and later hardens into a plug or glues the tract together. [ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mating_plug ]
Synonyms: copulation plug copulatory plug sperm plug vaginal plug
Term information
- Wikipedia:Mating_plug
- SPD:0000547
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_10088
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9397
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_9443
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/NCBITaxon_6656