FB2026_02 , released June 18, 2026

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General Information

Term

epidermis morphogenesis

ID (Ontology)

GO:0048730 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process in which the anatomical structures of the epidermis are generated and organized. The epidermis is the outer epithelial layer of an animal, it may be a single layer that produces an extracellular material (e.g. the cuticle of arthropods) or a complex stratified squamous epithelium, as in the case of many vertebrate species.

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records

Full annotation statements	Relevant FlyBase reports
Full annotation statements	Genes
epidermis morphogenesis (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| epidermis morphogenesis

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

tissue development
 |__epidermis development___________
tissue morphogenesis                |
 |__morphogenesis of an epithelium__|
epithelium development              |
 |__morphogenesis of an epithelium__|
                                    epidermis morphogenesis  5 rec.
                                     |__hair follicle morphogenesis

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Relationships
Is a	morphogenesis of an epithelium
Part of	epidermis development
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"hypodermis morphogenesis" RELATED
Secondary IDs

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