Term Information

Accession
GO:0043586
Name
tongue development
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
glossa development, lingua development
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the tongue over time, from its formation to the mature structure. The tongue is the movable, muscular organ on the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates, in many other mammals is the principal organ of taste, aids in the prehension of food, in swallowing, and in modifying the voice as in speech. Source: GOC:jl, UBERON:0001723
Comment
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History
See term history for GO:0043586 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of tongue development (GO:0043586)
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tongue development [is_a relation] is_a  sensory organ development (GO:0007423)
Children of tongue development (GO:0043586)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
tongue morphogenesis (GO:0043587) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  tongue development
taste bud development (GO:0061193) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  tongue development
fungiform papilla development (GO:0061196) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  tongue development
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