FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
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Term salivary gland development ID (Ontology) GO:0007431 (Gene Ontology)
Definition The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the salivary gland over time, from its formation to the mature structure. Salivary glands include any of the saliva-secreting exocrine glands of the oral cavity.
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 salivary gland development (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     involved_in | salivary gland development
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animal organ development
 |__gland development_______________________________
system development                                  |
 |__exocrine system development_____________________|
animal gross anatomical part developmental process  |
 |__exocrine system development_____________________|
                                                    salivary gland development  102 rec.
                                                     |__cell differentiation involved in salivary gland development
                                                     |   |__epithelial cell differentiation involved in salivary gland development(+)
                                                     |__salivary gland boundary specification 19 rec.
                                                     |   |__adult salivary gland boundary specification(+)
                                                     |   |__larval salivary gland boundary specification(+)
                                                     |   |__regulation of salivary gland boundary specification(+) 8 rec.
                                                     |__salivary gland morphogenesis 70 rec.
                                                         |__adult salivary gland morphogenesis
                                                         |__branching involved in salivary gland morphogenesis(+)
                                                         |__epithelial cell proliferation involved in salivary gland morphogenesis
                                                         |__larval salivary gland morphogenesis 11 rec.
                                                         |__salivary gland cavitation 1 rec.
                                                         |__salivary gland histolysis 11 rec.
                                                         |__submandibular salivary gland formation
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Part of exocrine system development
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