| Term: | ectomesenchyme metabolic process |
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| Note: | This page represents a term created by the combination ("post-composition") of two ontology terms. For more information on the individual terms, click the hyperlinked name. |
| Name: | ectomesenchyme |
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| Definition: | Portion of tissue that develops from the cranial neural crest and which cells populate a series of pharyngeal arches from which develops the support skeleton of the jaw and gills. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0005771] |
| Name: | metabolic process |
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| Synonyms: | metabolic process resulting in cell growth, metabolism, metabolism resulting in cell growth |
| Definition: | A cellular process consisting of the biochemical pathways by which a living organism transforms chemical substances. This includes including anabolism (biosynthetic process) and catabolism (catabolic process). Metabolic processes includes the transformation of small molecules, as well macromolecular processes such as DNA repair and replication, protein synthesis and degradation. |
| Ontology: | GO: Biological Process [GO:0008152] QuickGO AmiGO |