Term Information

Accession
GO:0043587
Name
tongue morphogenesis
Ontology
biological_process
Synonyms
lingua morphogenesis, glossa morphogenesis
Alternate IDs
None
Definition
The process in which the anatomical structures of the tongue are generated and organized. The tongue is the movable, muscular organ on the floor of the mouth of most vertebrates, in man 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:0043587 at QuickGO
Subset
None
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Parents of tongue morphogenesis (GO:0043587)
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tongue morphogenesis [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  tongue development (GO:0043586)
tongue morphogenesis [is_a relation] is_a  sensory organ morphogenesis (GO:0090596)
Children of tongue morphogenesis (GO:0043587)
subject[Reorder by subject] relation[Reorder by relation] object[Reorder by object]
fungiform papilla morphogenesis (GO:0061197) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  tongue morphogenesis
taste bud morphogenesis (GO:0061194) [BFO:0000050 relation] BFO:0000050  tongue morphogenesis
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