FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

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Term

eggshell formation

ID (Ontology)

GO:0030703 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

Construction of the eggshell, a product of the somatic follicle cell epithelium and a structure that supports the egg in a hostile environment, minimizing water loss whilst allowing gas exchanges essential for embryonic respiration.[ ISBN:0879694238 PubMed:10822261 ]

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

germ cell development
 |__oogenesis_________________________________________________
female gamete generation                                      |
 |__oogenesis_________________________________________________|
anatomical structure morphogenesis                            |
 |__anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis__|
reproductive process                                          |
 |__developmental process involved in reproduction____________|
developmental process                                         |
 |__developmental process involved in reproduction____________|
 |__anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis__|
                                                              eggshell formation  61 rec.
                                                               |__chorion-containing eggshell formation 58 rec.
                                                                   |__chorion-containing eggshell pattern formation 12 rec.
                                                                   |__vitelline membrane formation involved in chorion-containing eggshell formation 13 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	developmental process involved in reproduction anatomical structure formation involved in morphogenesis
Part of	oogenesis
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