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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 19738
    multicellular organismal process 9179
      multicellular organism development 5151
        metamorphosis 0
          imaginal disc morphogenesis + 0
          larval midgut histolysis + 0
          salivary gland histolysis + 0
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  biological_process 19738
    developmental process 6867
      anatomical structure development 6387
        multicellular organism development 5151
          metamorphosis 0
            imaginal disc morphogenesis + 0
            larval midgut histolysis + 0
            salivary gland histolysis + 0
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