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ONTOLOGY REPORT - ANNOTATIONS


Term:metamorphosis
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Definition:A biological process in which an animal physically develops after birth or hatching, involving a conspicuous and relatively abrupt change in the animal's form or structure. Examples include the change from tadpole to frog, and the change from larva to adult. An example of this is found in Drosophila melanogaster.
Synonyms:alt_id: GO:0046698;   GO:0046699
 xref: Wikipedia:Metamorphosis



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  biological_process 19692
    multicellular organismal process 8811
      multicellular organism development 5239
        metamorphosis 0
          imaginal disc morphogenesis + 0
          larval midgut histolysis + 0
          salivary gland histolysis 0
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  biological_process 19692
    developmental process 6963
      anatomical structure development 6486
        multicellular organism development 5239
          metamorphosis 0
            imaginal disc morphogenesis + 0
            larval midgut histolysis + 0
            salivary gland histolysis 0
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