Term: optic cup cell population proliferation
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Name: optic cup
Synonyms: eye cup
Definition: Multi-tissue structure that is comprised of neural and non-neural epithelial layers which will form the retina and retinal pigmented epithelium of the mature eye.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0001202]
Name: cell population proliferation
Synonyms: cell proliferation
Definition: The multiplication or reproduction of cells, resulting in the expansion of a cell population.
Ontology: GO: Biological Process [GO:0008283]    QuickGO    AmiGO