FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term cuticle development ID (Ontology) GO:0042335 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The chemical reactions and pathways resulting in the formation of a cuticle, the outer layer of some animals and plants, which acts to prevent water loss.[ ISBN:0192800825 ]
Also Known As "cuticle anabolism" ; "cuticle biosynthesis" ; "cuticle biosynthetic process" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
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Genes (FBgn)  GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS      13
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 cuticle development (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)      13
     involved_in | cuticle development      13
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 |__multicellular organism development__
developmental process                   |
 |__anatomical structure development____|
anatomical structure development        |
 |__multicellular organism development__|
                                        cuticle development  250 rec.
                                         |__chitin-based cuticle development 205 rec.
                                         |   |__adult chitin-based cuticle development(+) 6 rec.
                                         |   |__chitin-based embryonic cuticle biosynthetic process 15 rec.
                                         |   |__cuticle development involved in chitin-based cuticle molting cycle(+) 35 rec.
                                         |__collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle development
                                         |   |__cuticle development involved in collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle molting cycle
                                         |__cuticle hydrocarbon biosynthetic process 5 rec.
                                         |__cuticle pattern formation 37 rec.
                                         |   |__adult chitin-based cuticle pattern formation 1 rec.
                                         |   |__chitin-based larval cuticle pattern formation 20 rec.
                                         |__cuticle pigmentation 19 rec.
                                             |__adult chitin-containing cuticle pigmentation(+) 15 rec.
                                             |__regulation of cuticle pigmentation(+) 12 rec.
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Is a anatomical structure development
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Synonyms
  • "cuticle anabolism" EXACT
    "cuticle biosynthesis" EXACT
    "cuticle biosynthetic process" EXACT
    "cuticle formation" EXACT
    "cuticle synthesis" EXACT
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