FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
FB2025_05 , released December 11, 2025
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Term tongue development ID (Ontology) GO:0043586 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the tongue over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The tongue is the movable, muscular organ on the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates, in many other mammals is the principal organ of taste, aids in the prehension of food, in swallowing, and in modifying the voice as in speech.
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  animal organ development
   |__sensory organ development
       |__tongue development
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  • "glossa development" NARROW
    "lingua development" NARROW
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