FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term anatomical structure development ID (Ontology) GO:0048856 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The biological process whose specific outcome is the progression of an anatomical structure from an initial condition to its mature state. This process begins with the formation of the structure and ends with the mature structure, whatever form that may be including its natural destruction. An anatomical structure is any biological entity that occupies space and is distinguished from its surroundings. Anatomical structures can be macroscopic such as a carpel, or microscopic such as an acrosome.
Also Known As "development of an anatomical structure"
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  biological_process
   |__developmental process
       |__anatomical structure development  3763 rec.
           |__adenohypophysis development
           |__adrenal cortex development
           |__aerial mycelium formation
           |__ammon gyrus development
           |__amygdala development
           |__analia development 6 rec.
           |   |__female analia development 2 rec.
           |   |__male analia development 2 rec.
           |__animal organ development 1318 rec.
           |   |__animal organ regeneration(+)
           |   |__bone development
           |   |__brain development 138 rec.
           |   |__cartilage development(+)
           |   |__embryonic organ development(+) 57 rec.
           |   |__fat body development(+) 8 rec.
           |   |__gallbladder development
           |   |__genitalia development(+) 33 rec.
           |   |__gland development(+) 153 rec.
           |   |__gonad development(+) 61 rec.
           |   |__heart development(+) 110 rec.
           |   |__hematopoietic or lymphoid organ development(+) 53 rec.
           |   |__imaginal disc development(+) 644 rec.
           |   |__kidney development(+)
           |   |__larynx development
           |   |__lung development(+)
           |   |__Malpighian tubule development(+) 67 rec.
           |   |__muscle organ development(+) 76 rec.
           |   |__pancreas development
           |   |__placenta development
           |   |__proboscis development 6 rec.
           |   |__respiratory tube development(+)
           |   |__sensory organ development(+) 552 rec.
           |   |__skin development
           |   |__swim bladder development
           |   |__trachea development 22 rec.
           |   |__ureter development
           |   |__urethra development(+)
           |   |__urinary bladder development
           |   |__uterus development
           |   |__ventral cord development 74 rec.
           |   |__vulval development
           |__antennal joint development 5 rec.
           |__anterior cibarial plate development
           |__anterior midgut development 4 rec.
           |__anterior rotation of the optic cup
           |__anther development
           |__anther wall tapetum development
           |__appendage development 374 rec.
           |   |__fin development(+)
           |   |__imaginal disc-derived appendage development(+) 371 rec.
           |   |__limb development(+)
           |__ascending aorta development
           |__atrioventricular canal development
           |__beak development
           |__blastocyst development
           |__blood vessel development
           |   |__artery development(+)
           |   |__coronary vasculature development
           |   |__glomerulus vasculature development(+)
           |   |__placenta blood vessel development(+)
           |   |__venous blood vessel development
           |__brainstem development
           |__caecum development
           |__cardiac chamber development
           |   |__bulbus arteriosus development
           |   |__cardiac atrium development
           |   |__cardiac ventricle development
           |   |__conus arteriosus development
           |   |__sinus venosus development
           |__cardiac septum development
           |   |__atrial septum development(+)
           |   |__ventricular septum development(+)
           |__cell development 2120 rec.
           |   |__ascospore formation
           |   |__bone cell development(+)
           |   |__cardiac cell development(+) 5 rec.
           |   |__chlamydospore formation
           |   |__chondrocyte development(+)
           |   |__chorionic trophoblast cell development
           |   |__conidium development
           |   |__corneocyte development
           |   |__corticotropin hormone secreting cell development
           |   |__DCT cell development(+)
           |   |__eosinophil differentiation
           |   |__epithelial cell development(+) 308 rec.
           |   |__establishment of blood-brain barrier(+) 23 rec.
           |   |__establishment of blood-retinal barrier
           |   |__germ cell development(+) 1444 rec.
           |   |__glial cell development(+) 34 rec.
           |   |__guard cell development
           |   |__hemopoiesis(+) 68 rec.
           |   |__Hulle cell development
           |   |__juxtaglomerulus cell development(+)
           |   |__leaf pavement cell development
           |   |__mesangial cell development(+)
           |   |__mesenchymal cell development
           |   |__metula development
           |   |__muscle cell development(+) 77 rec.
           |   |__myoblast development 2 rec.
           |   |__neuroblast development 19 rec.
           |   |__neuron development(+) 695 rec.
           |   |__notochord cell development
           |   |__oenocyte development 8 rec.
           |   |__osteoblast development
           |   |__phialide development
           |   |__pigment cell development 1 rec.
           |   |__pole cell development 33 rec.
           |   |__prolactin secreting cell development
           |   |__proximal convoluted tubule segment 1 cell development
           |   |__renal interstitial fibroblast development(+)
           |   |__root hair cell development
           |   |__sepal giant cell development
           |   |__somatotropin secreting cell development
           |   |__spore encystment(+)
           |   |__stem cell development(+) 6 rec.
           |__central canal development
           |__central complex development 10 rec.
           |__cerebellar cortex development
           |__cerebellar granular layer development
           |__cerebellar molecular layer development
           |__cerebellar Purkinje cell layer development
           |__cerebellum development
           |__cerebral cortex development 1 rec.
           |__cingulate gyrus development
           |__cloaca development
           |__clypeus development
           |__cochlea development
           |__compound eye corneal lens development 3 rec.
           |__conidiophore stalk development
           |__cornea development in camera-type eye
           |   |__avascular cornea development in camera-type eye
           |__corpora quadrigemina development
           |__corpus callosum development
           |__cortical collecting duct development
           |   |__metanephric cortical collecting duct development
           |__cranial skeletal system development
           |__cupula development
           |   |__anterior lateral line neuromast cupula development
           |   |__posterior lateral line neuromast cupula development
           |__cuticle development 250 rec.
           |   |__chitin-based cuticle development(+) 205 rec.
           |   |__collagen and cuticulin-based cuticle development(+)
           |__cutin-based cuticle development
           |__deltoid tuberosity development
           |__dendrite development 200 rec.
           |   |__apical dendrite development
           |   |__basal dendrite development
           |   |__dendrite development by retrograde extension(+)
           |   |__dendrite regeneration 5 rec.
           |__dendritic spine development 6 rec.
           |__dentate gyrus development
           |__dermatome development
           |__descending aorta development
           |__descending thin limb development
           |   |__long descending thin limb development(+)
           |   |__metanephric descending thin limb development
           |   |__short descending thin limb development(+)
           |__diencephalon development
           |__dorsal spinal cord development
           |__ectodermal placode development 4 rec.
           |   |__olfactory placode development
           |   |__otic placode development
           |__embryonic heart tube elongation
           |__endocardium development
           |__endocrine pancreas development
           |__epistomal sclerite development
           |__epithalamus development
           |__esophagus development
           |__extraembryonic membrane development
           |   |__allantois development
           |   |__chorion development
           |__eyelid development in camera-type eye
           |__face development
           |__floor plate development
           |__floral whorl development
           |   |__androecium development
           |   |__corolla development
           |   |__flower calyx development
           |   |__gynoecium development(+)
           |   |__perianth development
           |__forebrain development 1 rec.
           |__forebrain-midbrain boundary formation
           |__fourth ventricle development
           |__fruit replum development
           |__fruit valve development
           |__fungiform papilla development
           |__germ tube formation
           |__germ-line cyst encapsulation 18 rec.
           |   |__female germ-line cyst encapsulation(+) 9 rec.
           |   |__male germ-line cyst encapsulation 9 rec.
           |__glomerular basement membrane development
           |   |__mesonephric glomerular basement membrane development
           |   |__metanephric glomerular basement membrane development
           |__glomerulus development
           |   |__mesonephric glomerulus development
           |   |__metanephric glomerulus development
           |   |__pronephric glomerulus development
           |__glomus development
           |__habenula development
           |__hair follicle development
           |__hard palate development
           |__head development 161 rec.
           |   |__anterior head development 8 rec.
           |__heart valve development
           |   |__atrioventricular valve development(+)
           |   |__coronary sinus valve development
           |   |__semi-lunar valve development(+)
           |   |__sinoatrial valve development
           |   |__ventriculo bulbo valve development
           |__hindbrain development
           |__hippocampus development
           |__hypothalamus development
           |__inferior colliculus development
           |__inner ear development
           |   |__otic vesicle development
           |__inner stripe development
           |__insect visual primordium development 10 rec.
           |__intermediate reticular formation development
           |__juxtaglomerular apparatus development
           |   |__mesonephric juxtaglomerular apparatus development
           |   |__metanephric juxtaglomerular apparatus development
           |__Kupffer's vesicle development
           |__labrum development
           |__labyrinthine layer development
           |__lateral ventricle development
           |__left horn of sinus venosus development
           |__lens development in camera-type eye
           |__lung alveolus development
           |__lung lobe development
           |__lung saccule development
           |__lymph vessel development
           |__mammary gland alveolus development
           |__mammary gland lobule development
           |__mammillary axonal complex development
           |__mammillary body development
           |__mammillotectal axonal tract development
           |__mammillotegmental axonal tract development
           |__mammillothalamic axonal tract development
           |__maternal placenta development
           |__medulla oblongata development
           |__medullary reticular formation development
           |__mesendoderm development
           |__metencephalon development
           |__midbrain development
           |__midbrain-hindbrain boundary development
           |__multicellular organism development 2715 rec.
           |   |__embryo development(+) 765 rec.
           |   |__gametophyte development(+)
           |   |__instar larval or pupal development(+) 639 rec.
           |   |__larval development(+) 188 rec.
           |   |__metamorphosis 505 rec.
           |__muscle structure development 268 rec.
           |   |__muscle organ development(+) 76 rec.
           |   |__somatic muscle development(+) 129 rec.
           |__mushroom body development 82 rec.
           |__myotome development
           |__nail development
           |__nectary development
           |__nephron development
           |   |__long nephron development(+)
           |   |__mesonephric nephron development
           |   |__metanephric nephron development(+)
           |   |__pronephric nephron development
           |   |__short nephron development(+)
           |__nephrostome development
           |__nerve development 8 rec.
           |   |__cranial nerve development(+)
           |__neural nucleus development
           |   |__abducens nucleus development
           |   |__caudate nucleus development
           |   |__cochlear nucleus development(+)
           |   |__dentate nucleus development
           |   |__dorsal motor nucleus of vagus nerve development
           |   |__emboliform nucleus development
           |   |__facial nucleus development
           |   |__fastigial nucleus development
           |   |__globose nucleus development
           |   |__globus pallidus development
           |   |__hypoglossal nucleus development
           |   |__inferior olivary nucleus development
           |   |__inferior raphe nucleus development
           |   |__inferior reticular formation development
           |   |__lateral geniculate nucleus development
           |   |__lateral reticular nucleus development
           |   |__locus ceruleus development
           |   |__nucleus accumbens development
           |   |__nucleus ambiguus development
           |   |__putamen development
           |   |__retrotrapezoid nucleus development
           |   |__salivary nucleus development(+)
           |   |__solitary nucleus development
           |   |__substantia nigra development
           |   |__subthalamic nucleus development
           |   |__superior olivary nucleus development
           |   |__superior raphe nucleus development
           |   |__trigeminal motor nucleus development
           |   |__trigeminal sensory nucleus development(+)
           |   |__vestibular nucleus development
           |__neural retina development
           |__nipple development
           |__notum development 9 rec.
           |__olfactory bulb development
           |__olfactory bulb mitral cell layer development
           |__olfactory cortex development
           |__olfactory lobe development
           |__olfactory pit development
           |__optic chiasma development
           |__orbitofrontal cortex development
           |__otolith development
           |__outer stripe development
           |__ovarian follicle development
           |__palisade mesophyll development
           |__pallium development 1 rec.
           |__parahippocampal gyrus development
           |__parietal peritoneum development
           |__pharynx development 1 rec.
           |   |__chordate pharynx development
           |   |__insect pharynx development 1 rec.
           |   |__nematode pharynx development
           |__plant organ development
           |   |__floral organ development(+)
           |   |__leaf formation
           |   |__phyllome development(+)
           |   |__plant ovule development
           |   |__post-embryonic plant organ development(+)
           |   |__root development(+)
           |__plant septum development
           |   |__anther septum development
           |   |__fruit septum development
           |   |__ovary septum development
           |__pollen tube development
           |__pons development
           |__posterior cibarial plate development
           |__posterior midgut development 1 rec.
           |__progression of morphogenetic furrow involved in compound eye morphogenesis 8 rec.
           |__pronephric sinus development
           |__prostate glandular acinus development
           |__pyramid development
           |   |__metanephric pyramids development
           |__rectal diverticulum development
           |__regeneration 43 rec.
           |   |__animal organ regeneration(+)
           |   |__neuron projection regeneration(+) 21 rec.
           |   |__root regeneration
           |   |__shoot regeneration
           |   |__somatic embryogenesis
           |   |__tissue regeneration(+) 22 rec.
           |__renal cortex development
           |   |__metanephric cortex development
           |__renal inner medulla development
           |__renal outer medulla development
           |__reproductive structure development 91 rec.
           |   |__baculum development
           |   |__cervix development
           |   |__fruit development
           |   |__fungal sorus development
           |   |__genitalia development(+) 33 rec.
           |   |__gonad development(+) 61 rec.
           |   |__oviduct development
           |   |__plant-type ovary development
           |   |__prostate gland development
           |   |__reproductive shoot system development(+)
           |   |__seed development
           |   |__seminal vesicle development
           |   |__seminiferous tubule development
           |   |__spore-bearing structure development(+)
           |   |__uterus development
           |__retina development in camera-type eye
           |__rhombomere development
           |   |__rhombomere 1 development
           |   |__rhombomere 2 development
           |   |__rhombomere 3 development
           |   |__rhombomere 4 development
           |   |__rhombomere 5 development
           |   |__rhombomere 6 development
           |   |__rhombomere 7 development
           |   |__rhombomere 8 development
           |__right horn of sinus venosus development
           |__roof of mouth development
           |   |__primary palate development
           |   |__primitive palate development
           |   |__secondary palate development
           |__root cap development
           |__sclerotium development
           |__seed coat development
           |__serous membrane development
           |   |__peritoneum development
           |__socially cooperative development
           |   |__aggregation involved in sorocarp development
           |   |__chimeric colonial development(+)
           |   |__culmination involved in sorocarp development
           |   |__slug development involved in sorocarp development
           |   |__sorocarp development(+)
           |   |__sorocarp sorus development
           |   |__sorocarp stalk development
           |__soft palate development
           |__spinal cord development
           |__stamen filament development
           |__stigma development
           |__stipule development
           |__stomach development
           |__stomium development
           |__striatum development
           |__style development
           |__subpallium development
           |__substantia propria of cornea development
           |__substrate mycelium formation
           |__subthalamus development
           |__superior colliculus development
           |__superior reticular formation development
           |__superior temporal gyrus development
           |__suspensor development
           |__system development 1695 rec.
           |   |__autonomic nervous system development(+)
           |   |__central nervous system development 330 rec.
           |   |__circulatory system development 110 rec.
           |   |__digestive system development 117 rec.
           |   |__endocrine system development 5 rec.
           |   |__enteric nervous system development
           |   |__exocrine system development 103 rec.
           |   |__hepaticobiliary system development
           |   |__immune system development 53 rec.
           |   |__limbic system development
           |   |__nervous system development 1274 rec.
           |   |__parasympathetic nervous system development
           |   |__peripheral nervous system development 70 rec.
           |   |__pharyngeal system development
           |   |__preganglionic parasympathetic fiber development
           |   |__renal system development 76 rec.
           |   |__reproductive system development(+) 91 rec.
           |   |__respiratory system development(+) 308 rec.
           |   |__root system development
           |   |__sensory system development(+) 455 rec.
           |   |__shoot system development(+)
           |   |__skeletal system development(+)
           |   |__stomatogastric nervous system development 5 rec.
           |   |__sympathetic nervous system development
           |   |__urogenital system development
           |   |__vasculature development(+)
           |   |__ventricular system development
           |__telencephalon development 1 rec.
           |__thalamus development
           |__third ventricle development
           |__tissue development 730 rec.
           |   |__biomineral tissue development(+)
           |   |__bone marrow development
           |   |__cardiac jelly development
           |   |__connective tissue development(+)
           |   |__decidualization
           |   |__digestive tract mesoderm development 7 rec.
           |   |__ectoderm development 16 rec.
           |   |__endoderm development 7 rec.
           |   |__endosperm development
           |   |__epidermis development(+) 66 rec.
           |   |__epithelium development(+) 625 rec.
           |   |__ganglion development(+)
           |   |__hypoblast development
           |   |__hypochord development
           |   |__integument development
           |   |__lateral line development(+)
           |   |__meristem development(+)
           |   |__mesectoderm development 6 rec.
           |   |__mesenchyme development(+) 19 rec.
           |   |__mesoderm development(+) 100 rec.
           |   |__mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue development(+)
           |   |__muscle tissue development(+) 24 rec.
           |   |__phloem or xylem histogenesis(+)
           |   |__plant epidermis development(+)
           |   |__spongiotrophoblast layer development
           |   |__stele development
           |   |__trabecular meshwork development
           |__tooth eruption
           |__trachea submucosa development
           |__tube development 267 rec.
           |   |__collecting duct development(+)
           |   |__common bile duct development(+)
           |   |__digestive tract development(+) 117 rec.
           |   |__embryonic heart tube development 24 rec.
           |   |__epididymis development
           |   |__long descending thin limb bend development(+)
           |   |__mesonephric tubule development(+)
           |   |__metanephric part of ureteric bud development
           |   |__metanephric tubule development(+)
           |   |__nephric duct development(+)
           |   |__neural tube development
           |   |__otic vesicle development
           |   |__oviduct development
           |   |__paramesonephric duct development
           |   |__prebend segment development(+)
           |   |__proximal convoluted tubule segment 1 development(+)
           |   |__proximal convoluted tubule segment 2 development(+)
           |   |__renal tubule development(+) 67 rec.
           |   |__respiratory tube development(+)
           |   |__semicircular canal development(+)
           |   |__seminal vesicle epithelium development
           |   |__seminiferous tubule development
           |   |__ureter development
           |   |__ureter part of ureteric bud development
           |   |__urethra epithelium development
           |__umbilical cord development
           |__vascular cord development
           |__ventral midline development 9 rec.
           |__ventral spinal cord development
           |__ventral tegmental area development
           |__visceral peritoneum development
           |__visceral serous pericardium development
           |__yolk syncytial layer development
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