FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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General Information

Term

epidermis development

ID (Ontology)

GO:0008544 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the epidermis over time, from its formation to the mature structure. 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

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

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

anatomical structure development
 |__tissue development__________________________________
 |__animal gross anatomical part developmental process__|
                                                        epidermis development  66 rec.
                                                         |__epidermal cell differentiation 55 rec.
                                                         |   |__epidermal cell fate specification(+) 2 rec.
                                                         |   |__hair cell differentiation(+) 49 rec.
                                                         |   |__keratinocyte differentiation(+)
                                                         |   |__limb basal epidermal cell differentiation(+)
                                                         |   |__regulation of epidermal cell differentiation(+) 1 rec.
                                                         |   |__sebaceous gland cell differentiation(+)
                                                         |__epidermis morphogenesis 5 rec.
                                                         |   |__hair follicle morphogenesis
                                                         |__regulation of epidermis development 1 rec.
                                                         |   |__negative regulation of epidermis development(+)
                                                         |   |__positive regulation of epidermis development(+)
                                                         |   |__regulation of epidermal cell differentiation(+) 1 rec.
                                                         |__skin epidermis development
                                                             |__establishment of skin barrier
                                                             |__hair follicle development(+)
                                                             |__limb epidermis development(+)

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Is a	tissue development animal gross anatomical part developmental process
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Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"hypodermis development" RELATED
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