Term Information

Accession
GO:0035803
Name
egg coat formation
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
VE formation, ZP assembly, vitelline envelope formation, zona pellucida assembly
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
Construction of an egg coat, a specialized extracellular matrix that surrounds the ovum of animals. The egg coat provides structural support and can play an essential role in oogenesis, fertilization and early development. Source: GOC:sart, GOC:yaf, GOC:bf, PMID:17163408, PMID:16944418
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0035803 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of egg coat formation (GO:0035803)
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egg coat formation [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  oogenesis (GO:0048477)
egg coat formation [is_a relation] is_a  cellular process involved in reproduction in multicellular organism (GO:0022412)
Children of egg coat formation (GO:0035803)
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vitelline membrane formation (GO:0030704) [is_a relation] is_a  egg coat formation
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