FB2026_03 , released September 17, 2026
CV Term Report
Help Close All Open All
General Information
Term chitin-based cuticle development ID (Ontology) GO:0040003 (Gene Ontology)
Definition Synthesis and deposition of a chitin-based noncellular, hardened, or membranous secretion from an epithelial sheet. An example of this process is found in Drosophila melanogaster.
Also Known As"chitin-based cuticle anabolism" ; "chitin-based cuticle biosynthetic process" ; "chitin-based cuticle formation" (for all, see Synonyms field below)
Comment
Links to External Ontologies
  QuickGO data     AmiGO data
Annotations
Records annotated with this term OR any of its CHILD TERMS

Choose a record type to view annotations for this term and its child terms. Direct annotations and full annotation statements below also provide HitList buttons.

    • Results list data from multiple species. Choose a record type above to open its HitList.
Direct annotations: records annotated with this exact term (child terms are NOT included)
Data ClassFieldDirect annotations
Genes (FBgn)GO_BIOLOGICAL_PROCESS
Genes (FBgn)GO_MOLECULAR_FUNCTION
show Full annotation statements including this term (annotations to child terms are NOT included), and relevant FlyBase records
 Full annotation statements 
Relevant FlyBase reports
 Gene Groups Genes
 chitin-based cuticle development (all annotations which use CV term, excluding "NOT" statements)
     acts_upstream_of_positive_effect | chitin-based cuticle development       --
     involved_in | chitin-based cuticle development       --
Spanning Tree (Parents/Children)
Only view relationship:
Vocabulary search 
multicellular organism development
 |__cuticle development_________________________________
anatomical structure development                        |
 |__cuticle development_________________________________|
 |__animal gross anatomical part developmental process__|
                                                        chitin-based cuticle development  184 rec.
                                                         |__adult chitin-based cuticle development 6 rec.
                                                         |   |__adult chitin-based cuticle pattern formation 1 rec.
                                                         |__chitin-based embryonic cuticle biosynthetic process 15 rec.
Spanning Tree View Settings
Parents/Children
View Depth
Show hierarchy levels: for parents, for children
hide Relationships
Is a cuticle development
animal gross anatomical part developmental process
Part of
hide Synonyms & Secondary IDs
Synonyms
  • "chitin-based cuticle anabolism" EXACT
    "chitin-based cuticle biosynthetic process" EXACT
    "chitin-based cuticle formation" EXACT
    "chitin-based cuticle synthesis" EXACT
Secondary IDs
hide External Crossreferences & Linkouts