Term Information

Accession
GO:0035989
Name
tendon development
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
sinew development
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of a tendon over time, from its formation to the mature structure. A tendon is a fibrous, strong, connective tissue that connects muscle to bone or integument and is capable of withstanding tension. Tendons and muscles work together to exert a pulling force. Source: GOC:yaf, UBERON:0000043, PMID:21412429
Comment
None
History
See term history for GO:0035989 at QuickGO
Subset
None
Feedback
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Parents of tendon development (GO:0035989)
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tendon development [is_a relation] is_a  connective tissue development (GO:0061448)
Children of tendon development (GO:0035989)
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tendon formation (GO:0035992) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  tendon development
tendon sheath development (GO:0002932) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  tendon development
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