FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term anatomical structure morphogenesis ID (Ontology) GO:0009653 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process in which anatomical structures are generated and organized. Morphogenesis pertains to the creation of form.[ ISBN:0521436125 ]
Also Known As "anatomical structure organization" ; "morphogenesis"
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      28
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 anatomical structure morphogenesis (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      28
     involved_in | anatomical structure morphogenesis      28
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  biological_process
   |__developmental process
       |__anatomical structure morphogenesis  1736 rec.
           |__adenohypophysis morphogenesis
           |__animal organ morphogenesis 827 rec.
           |   |__bone morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__brain morphogenesis 8 rec.
           |   |__bronchus morphogenesis
           |   |__cartilage morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__chaeta morphogenesis(+) 47 rec.
           |   |__embryonic organ morphogenesis(+) 9 rec.
           |   |__genitalia morphogenesis(+) 21 rec.
           |   |__gland morphogenesis(+) 70 rec.
           |   |__gonad morphogenesis(+) 7 rec.
           |   |__heart morphogenesis 36 rec.
           |   |__imaginal disc morphogenesis(+) 443 rec.
           |   |__kidney morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__larynx morphogenesis
           |   |__lung morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__muscle organ morphogenesis(+) 7 rec.
           |   |__nematode pharynx morphogenesis
           |   |__odontogenesis(+)
           |   |__oviduct morphogenesis
           |   |__pancreas morphogenesis
           |   |__proboscis morphogenesis 1 rec.
           |   |__sensory organ morphogenesis(+) 377 rec.
           |   |__skeletal system morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__skin morphogenesis
           |   |__spermathecum morphogenesis 4 rec.
           |   |__swim bladder morphogenesis
           |   |__trachea morphogenesis 10 rec.
           |   |__ureter morphogenesis
           |   |__uterus morphogenesis
           |__appendage morphogenesis 366 rec.
           |   |__antennal morphogenesis 16 rec.
           |   |__embryonic appendage morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__fin morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__imaginal disc-derived appendage morphogenesis(+) 364 rec.
           |   |__limb morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__post-embryonic appendage morphogenesis(+) 353 rec.
           |__ascending aorta morphogenesis
           |__atrioventricular canal morphogenesis
           |__beak morphogenesis
           |__body morphogenesis 27 rec.
           |   |__embryonic body morphogenesis 1 rec.
           |   |__post-embryonic body morphogenesis
           |__cardiac chamber morphogenesis
           |   |__bulbus arteriosus morphogenesis
           |   |__cardiac atrium morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__cardiac ventricle morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__conus arteriosus morphogenesis
           |   |__sinus venosus morphogenesis
           |__cardiac septum morphogenesis
           |   |__atrial septum morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__outflow tract septum morphogenesis
           |   |__ventricular septum morphogenesis(+)
           |__cardiogenic plate morphogenesis
           |__cell morphogenesis 590 rec.
           |   |__cell morphogenesis involved in conjugation with cellular fusion
           |   |__cell morphogenesis involved in Malpighian tubule morphogenesis 1 rec.
           |   |__cell morphogenesis involved in neuron differentiation(+) 479 rec.
           |   |__cell morphogenesis involved in semicircular canal fusion
           |   |__chondrocyte morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__endothelial to hematopoietic transition
           |   |__epithelial cell morphogenesis(+) 35 rec.
           |   |__follicle cell of egg chamber stalk formation 11 rec.
           |   |__formation of radial glial scaffolds
           |   |__guard cell morphogenesis
           |   |__histoblast morphogenesis 13 rec.
           |   |__inner cell mass cellular morphogenesis
           |   |__lateral line nerve glial cell morphogenesis involved in differentiation(+)
           |   |__lens fiber cell morphogenesis
           |   |__oocyte morphogenesis 3 rec.
           |   |__platelet morphogenesis
           |   |__root hair initiation
           |   |__trichome branching
           |   |__trichome morphogenesis
           |   |__trophectodermal cellular morphogenesis
           |   |__unidimensional cell growth(+) 21 rec.
           |__cell projection morphogenesis 490 rec.
           |   |__glial cell projection elongation(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__imaginal disc-derived wing hair elongation
           |   |__imaginal disc-derived wing hair outgrowth 1 rec.
           |   |__plasma membrane bounded cell projection morphogenesis(+) 487 rec.
           |__central nervous system morphogenesis 14 rec.
           |__cerebellar cortex morphogenesis
           |__cerebellar granular layer morphogenesis
           |__cerebellar molecular layer morphogenesis
           |__cerebellar Purkinje cell layer morphogenesis
           |__cerebellum morphogenesis
           |__cerebellum vasculature morphogenesis
           |__ciliary body morphogenesis
           |__comma-shaped body morphogenesis
           |   |__mesonephric comma-shaped body morphogenesis
           |   |__metanephric comma-shaped body morphogenesis
           |__compound eye corneal lens morphogenesis 1 rec.
           |__cranial nerve morphogenesis
           |   |__abducens nerve morphogenesis
           |   |__accessory nerve morphogenesis
           |   |__facial nerve morphogenesis
           |   |__glossopharyngeal nerve morphogenesis
           |   |__hypoglossal nerve morphogenesis
           |   |__oculomotor nerve morphogenesis
           |   |__olfactory nerve morphogenesis
           |   |__optic nerve morphogenesis
           |   |__trigeminal nerve morphogenesis
           |   |__trochlear nerve morphogenesis
           |   |__vagus nerve morphogenesis
           |   |__vestibulocochlear nerve morphogenesis
           |__craniofacial suture morphogenesis
           |   |__cranial suture morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__facial suture morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__frontonasal suture morphogenesis
           |__descending aorta morphogenesis
           |__diencephalon morphogenesis
           |__dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve morphogenesis
           |__ectodermal placode morphogenesis 4 rec.
           |   |__olfactory placode morphogenesis
           |__embryonic morphogenesis 289 rec.
           |   |__auditory receptor cell morphogenesis
           |   |__branching involved in labyrinthine layer morphogenesis
           |   |__cell morphogenesis involved in semicircular canal fusion
           |   |__clearance of cells from fusion plate(+)
           |   |__cochlea morphogenesis
           |   |__convergent extension involved in gastrulation(+) 6 rec.
           |   |__cotyledon morphogenesis
           |   |__dorsal closure, amnioserosa morphology change 11 rec.
           |   |__dorsal closure, elongation of leading edge cells 9 rec.
           |   |__embryo sac morphogenesis
           |   |__embryonic appendage morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__embryonic body morphogenesis 1 rec.
           |   |__embryonic digit morphogenesis
           |   |__embryonic ectodermal digestive tract morphogenesis 4 rec.
           |   |__embryonic foregut morphogenesis 3 rec.
           |   |__embryonic heart tube morphogenesis(+) 4 rec.
           |   |__embryonic hindgut morphogenesis 52 rec.
           |   |__embryonic nail plate morphogenesis
           |   |__embryonic neurocranium morphogenesis
           |   |__embryonic organ morphogenesis(+) 9 rec.
           |   |__embryonic placenta morphogenesis
           |   |__embryonic retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye
           |   |__embryonic root morphogenesis
           |   |__embryonic shoot morphogenesis
           |   |__embryonic viscerocranium morphogenesis
           |   |__epiboly involved in gastrulation with mouth forming second
           |   |__epithelial cell morphogenesis involved in placental branching
           |   |__establishment of planar polarity involved in neural tube closure
           |   |__floor plate morphogenesis
           |   |__gastrulation(+) 105 rec.
           |   |__germ-band extension 11 rec.
           |   |__germ-band shortening 20 rec.
           |   |__head involution 63 rec.
           |   |__heart rudiment morphogenesis 1 rec.
           |   |__initiation of dorsal closure 11 rec.
           |   |__initiation of neural tube closure
           |   |__inner cell mass cellular morphogenesis
           |   |__inner ear morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__invagination involved in gastrulation with mouth forming second
           |   |__involution involved in gastrulation with mouth forming second
           |   |__labyrinthine layer morphogenesis
           |   |__Malpighian tubule morphogenesis 46 rec.
           |   |__mesodermal to mesenchymal transition involved in gastrulation
           |   |__midbrain-hindbrain boundary morphogenesis
           |   |__middle ear morphogenesis
           |   |__morphogenesis of an epithelial fold involved in embryonic heart tube formation(+)
           |   |__morphogenesis of embryonic epithelium(+) 130 rec.
           |   |__neural fold bending
           |   |__neural fold folding
           |   |__neural plate elongation
           |   |__neural plate thickening
           |   |__olfactory placode morphogenesis
           |   |__optic vesicle morphogenesis
           |   |__otolith morphogenesis
           |   |__outer ear morphogenesis
           |   |__pericardium morphogenesis
           |   |__posterior midgut invagination 4 rec.
           |   |__pouch outgrowth involved in semicircular canal formation
           |   |__semicircular canal morphogenesis
           |   |__suture of dorsal opening 1 rec.
           |   |__trophectodermal cellular morphogenesis
           |   |__vestibular receptor cell morphogenesis
           |   |__zygote elongation
           |__endocardium morphogenesis
           |__epicardium morphogenesis
           |__epithelium-like organization
           |__establishment of tissue polarity 97 rec.
           |   |__establishment of planar polarity(+) 97 rec.
           |__face morphogenesis
           |__foramen ovale closure
           |__forebrain morphogenesis
           |__foregut morphogenesis 9 rec.
           |__fungiform papilla morphogenesis
           |__glomerulus morphogenesis
           |   |__mesonephric glomerulus morphogenesis
           |   |__metanephric glomerulus morphogenesis
           |   |__pronephric glomerulus morphogenesis
           |__hair follicle morphogenesis
           |__hard palate morphogenesis
           |__head morphogenesis 5 rec.
           |__heart valve morphogenesis
           |   |__aortic valve morphogenesis
           |   |__atrioventricular valve morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__coronary sinus valve morphogenesis
           |   |__pulmonary valve morphogenesis
           |   |__sinoatrial valve morphogenesis
           |   |__ventriculo bulbo valve morphogenesis
           |__heart wedging
           |__hindbrain morphogenesis
           |__hindgut morphogenesis 59 rec.
           |__inferior olivary nucleus morphogenesis
           |__iris morphogenesis
           |__kidney vasculature morphogenesis
           |   |__glomerulus vasculature morphogenesis(+)
           |__leaflet morphogenesis
           |   |__intercalary leaflet morphogenesis
           |   |__primary leaflet morphogenesis
           |   |__secondary leaflet morphogenesis
           |__lens morphogenesis in camera-type eye
           |__limb joint morphogenesis
           |   |__embryonic skeletal limb joint morphogenesis
           |__locus ceruleus morphogenesis
           |__lung lobe morphogenesis
           |__lymph vessel morphogenesis
           |__lymphangiogenesis
           |__male anatomical structure morphogenesis 19 rec.
           |   |__male genitalia morphogenesis(+) 19 rec.
           |   |__nematode male tail tip morphogenesis
           |__medulla oblongata morphogenesis
           |__membranous septum morphogenesis
           |__midbrain morphogenesis
           |__morphogenesis of a branching structure 76 rec.
           |   |__branching morphogenesis of a nerve 2 rec.
           |   |__lateral root branching
           |   |__morphogenesis of a branching epithelium(+) 74 rec.
           |   |__secondary shoot formation
           |__nematode pharyngeal gland morphogenesis
           |__nephron morphogenesis
           |   |__mesonephric nephron morphogenesis
           |   |__metanephric nephron morphogenesis
           |   |__pronephric nephron morphogenesis
           |__nipple morphogenesis
           |__outflow tract morphogenesis 3 rec.
           |__plant epidermis morphogenesis
           |   |__stomatal complex morphogenesis
           |__plant organ morphogenesis
           |   |__bract morphogenesis
           |   |__leaf morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__plant ovule morphogenesis
           |   |__post-embryonic plant organ morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__root morphogenesis(+)
           |__pons morphogenesis
           |__post-anal tail morphogenesis
           |__post-embryonic animal morphogenesis 493 rec.
           |   |__analia morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__antennal joint morphogenesis 1 rec.
           |   |__antennal morphogenesis 16 rec.
           |   |__anterior cibarial plate morphogenesis
           |   |__apposition of dorsal and ventral imaginal disc-derived wing surfaces 30 rec.
           |   |__cell elongation involved in imaginal disc-derived wing morphogenesis 11 rec.
           |   |__clypeus morphogenesis
           |   |__convergent extension involved in imaginal disc-derived wing morphogenesis
           |   |__epistomal sclerite morphogenesis
           |   |__establishment of imaginal disc-derived wing hair orientation 25 rec.
           |   |__imaginal disc eversion 7 rec.
           |   |__imaginal disc fusion 35 rec.
           |   |__imaginal disc fusion, thorax closure 35 rec.
           |   |__imaginal disc-derived leg joint morphogenesis 13 rec.
           |   |__imaginal disc-derived wing hair elongation
           |   |__imaginal disc-derived wing hair outgrowth 1 rec.
           |   |__imaginal disc-derived wing margin morphogenesis 71 rec.
           |   |__imaginal disc-derived wing vein morphogenesis 50 rec.
           |   |__instar larval or pupal morphogenesis 478 rec.
           |   |__labrum morphogenesis
           |   |__larval central nervous system remodeling 6 rec.
           |   |__larval salivary gland morphogenesis 11 rec.
           |   |__morphogenesis of larval imaginal disc epithelium 7 rec.
           |   |__notum morphogenesis 5 rec.
           |   |__ocellus morphogenesis 1 rec.
           |   |__post-embryonic anterior midgut (ectodermal) morphogenesis
           |   |__post-embryonic appendage morphogenesis(+) 353 rec.
           |   |__post-embryonic body morphogenesis
           |   |__post-embryonic digestive tract morphogenesis 3 rec.
           |   |__post-embryonic ectodermal digestive tract morphogenesis
           |   |__post-embryonic foregut morphogenesis
           |   |__post-embryonic hindgut morphogenesis
           |   |__post-embryonic retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye
           |   |__posterior cibarial plate morphogenesis
           |   |__proboscis morphogenesis, clypeo-labral disc-derived
           |   |__proboscis morphogenesis, eye-antennal disc-derived
           |   |__proboscis morphogenesis, labial disc-derived
           |   |__salivary gland histolysis 11 rec.
           |   |__sternite morphogenesis 1 rec.
           |   |__tergite morphogenesis 1 rec.
           |__post-embryonic plant morphogenesis
           |   |__anther wall tapetum morphogenesis
           |   |__cotyledon morphogenesis
           |   |__floral whorl morphogenesis
           |   |__flower morphogenesis
           |   |__fruit morphogenesis
           |   |__guard cell morphogenesis
           |   |__inflorescence morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__plant ovule morphogenesis
           |   |__post-embryonic plant organ morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__seed morphogenesis
           |   |__stomatal complex morphogenesis
           |__prostate gland stromal morphogenesis
           |__renal system vasculature morphogenesis
           |__retina morphogenesis in camera-type eye
           |__retina vasculature morphogenesis in camera-type eye
           |   |__retinal blood vessel morphogenesis
           |__rhombomere morphogenesis
           |   |__rhombomere 1 morphogenesis
           |   |__rhombomere 2 morphogenesis
           |   |__rhombomere 3 morphogenesis
           |   |__rhombomere 4 morphogenesis
           |   |__rhombomere 5 morphogenesis
           |   |__rhombomere 6 morphogenesis
           |   |__rhombomere 7 morphogenesis
           |   |__rhombomere 8 morphogenesis
           |__S-shaped body morphogenesis
           |   |__mesonephric S-shaped body morphogenesis
           |   |__metanephric S-shaped body morphogenesis
           |__shoot system morphogenesis
           |   |__embryonic shoot morphogenesis
           |   |__flower morphogenesis
           |   |__inflorescence morphogenesis(+)
           |__sorocarp morphogenesis
           |__sorocarp stalk morphogenesis
           |__spiracle morphogenesis, open tracheal system 23 rec.
           |__superior olivary nucleus morphogenesis
           |__swim bladder inflation
           |__tail spike morphogenesis
           |__tissue morphogenesis 390 rec.
           |   |__cartilage morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__dorsal closure, amnioserosa morphology change 11 rec.
           |   |__ectodermal digestive tract development(+) 7 rec.
           |   |__fibrous ring of heart morphogenesis
           |   |__floor plate morphogenesis
           |   |__ganglion morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__mesenchyme morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__mesoderm morphogenesis(+) 29 rec.
           |   |__morphogenesis of an epithelium(+) 365 rec.
           |   |__muscle tissue morphogenesis(+) 2 rec.
           |   |__optic vesicle morphogenesis
           |   |__Peyer's patch morphogenesis
           |   |__renal capsule morphogenesis(+)
           |__trabecula morphogenesis
           |   |__bone trabecula morphogenesis
           |   |__heart trabecula morphogenesis(+)
           |__tube morphogenesis 192 rec.
           |   |__blood vessel morphogenesis(+)
           |   |__branching morphogenesis of an epithelial tube(+) 73 rec.
           |   |__bronchiole morphogenesis
           |   |__bronchus morphogenesis
           |   |__cloacal septation
           |   |__digestive tract morphogenesis(+) 74 rec.
           |   |__epithelial tube morphogenesis(+) 124 rec.
           |   |__oviduct morphogenesis
           |   |__semicircular canal morphogenesis
           |   |__tracheal outgrowth, open tracheal system 18 rec.
           |   |__tube fusion(+) 21 rec.
           |   |__ureter morphogenesis
           |__umbilical cord morphogenesis
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    "embryogenesis and morphogenesis" BROAD
    "morphogenesis" EXACT
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Wikipedia:Morphogenesis