FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026

CV Term Report

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General Information

Term

salivary gland histolysis

ID (Ontology)

GO:0035070 (Gene Ontology)

Definition

The stage-specific break down of the larval salivary glands during Drosophila metamorphosis, to allow replacement of larval structures by tissues and structures that form the adult fly.[ PubMed:9409683 ]

Also Known As

"salivary gland regression"

Comment

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Data Class	Field	Direct annotations
Genes (FBgn)	GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS

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Full annotation statements	Genes
salivary gland histolysis (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
involved_in \| salivary gland histolysis

Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)

instar larval or pupal development
 |__instar larval or pupal morphogenesis____________
multicellular organism development                  |
 |__metamorphosis___________________________________|
salivary gland development                          |
 |__salivary gland morphogenesis____________________|
anatomical structure morphogenesis                  |
 |__post-embryonic animal morphogenesis_____________|
 |__anatomical structure regression_________________|
post-embryonic development                          |
 |__post-embryonic animal morphogenesis_____________|
post-embryonic animal morphogenesis                 |
 |__instar larval or pupal morphogenesis____________|
gland morphogenesis                                 |
 |__salivary gland morphogenesis____________________|
developmental process                               |
 |__anatomical structure regression_________________|
animal gross anatomical part developmental process  |
 |__metamorphosis___________________________________|
                                                    salivary gland histolysis  11 rec.

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Relationships
Is a	salivary gland morphogenesis post-embryonic animal morphogenesis anatomical structure regression
Part of	metamorphosis instar larval or pupal morphogenesis
Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
	"salivary gland regression" EXACT
Secondary IDs

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