FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term ear morphogenesis ID (Ontology) GO:0042471 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process in which the anatomical structures of the ear are generated and organized. The ear is the sense organ in vertebrates that is specialized for the detection of sound, and the maintenance of balance. Includes the outer ear and middle ear, which collect and transmit sound waves; and the inner ear, which contains the organs of balance and (except in fish) hearing. Also includes the pinna, the visible part of the outer ear, present in some mammals.[ ISBN:0192801023 ]
Also Known As "hearing organ morphogenesis"
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animal organ morphogenesis
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embryonic morphogenesis            |
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                                   ear morphogenesis
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Is a embryonic organ morphogenesis
sensory organ morphogenesis
Part of ear development
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