Term: scale skin epidermis development
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Name: scale
Synonyms: scales
Definition: Dermal bone that is thin, flexible, and platelike, and that develops in overlapping skinfolds that cover the body and often the head of fish and the bases of the fins.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000277]
Name: skin epidermis development
Synonyms:
Definition: The process whose specific outcome is the progression of the skin epidermis over time, from its formation to the mature structure.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0098773]    QuickGO    AmiGO