FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

fat body development

ID (Ontology)

GO:0007503 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the fat body over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A fat body is an insect gland dorsal to the insect gut, with a function analogous to that of the vertebrate liver. It is a storage organ for fats, glycogen and protein and is a major site of intermediary metabolism.[ ISBN:0582227089 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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fat body development (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| fat body development

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

  animal gross anatomical part developmental process
   |__animal organ development
       |__fat body development  8 rec.
           |__adult fat body development 2 rec.
           |__larval fat body development 3 rec.

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Is a	animal organ development
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