Planteome: Term Details for "ear development" (GO:0043583)

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Term Information

Accession: GO:0043583
Name: ear development
Ontology: biological_process
Synonyms: hearing organ development
Alternate IDs: None
Definition: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the ear over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The ear is the sense organ in vertebrates that is specialized for the detection of sound, and the maintenance of balance. Includes the outer ear and middle ear, which collect and transmit sound waves; and the inner ear, which contains the organs of balance and (except in fish) hearing. Also includes the pinna, the visible part of the outer ear, present in some mammals. Source: GOC:jl, ISBN:0192801023
Comment: None
History: See term history for GO:0043583 at QuickGO
Subset: None
Related: Link to all annotated objects annotated to ear development.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations to ear development.; Link to all direct and indirect annotations download (limited to first 10,000) for ear development.
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